Toplines - 2010 Vermont Governor - June 17, 2010
Vermont Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted June 17, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How would you rate
the job Barack Obama has been doing as President… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
40%
Strongly approve
22%
Somewhat approve
11%
Somewhat disapprove
26%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate
the job Jim Douglas has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
34%
Strongly approve
31%
Somewhat approve
21%
Somewhat disapprove
13%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Vermont Governor’s Race
|
Brian
Dubie (R) |
47% |
|
Deb
Markowitz (D) |
40% |
|
Some
other candidate |
6% |
|
Not sure |
8% |
|
Brian
Dubie (R) |
55% |
|
Peter
Shumlin (D) |
36% |
|
Some
other candidate |
6% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
|
Brian
Dubie (R) |
51% |
|
Doug
Racine (D) |
36% |
|
Some
other candidate |
5% |
|
Not sure |
7% |
|
Brian
Dubie (R) |
55% |
|
Susan
Bartlett (D) |
29% |
|
Some
other candidate |
8% |
|
Not sure |
9% |
|
Brian
Dubie (R) |
52% |
|
Matt
Dunne (D) |
32% |
|
Some
other candidate |
7% |
|
Not sure |
10% |
4* I’m
going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me
know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or
very unfavorable impression.
|
Candidate
for the VT Governor’s Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Markowitz |
23% |
32% |
18% |
12% |
15% |
|
Shumlin |
15% |
28% |
18% |
23% |
16% |
|
Dubie |
36% |
25% |
17% |
13% |
8% |
|
Racine |
18% |
30% |
19% |
15% |
19% |
|
Bartlett |
9% |
22% |
22% |
16% |
31% |
|
Dunne |
16% |
22% |
17% |
14% |
31% |
5* A
proposal has been made to repeal the health care bill and stop it from going
into effect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly
oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?
29%
Strongly favor
12% Somewhat favor
11%
Somewhat oppose
41% Strongly oppose
7% Not sure
6* How
closely have you followed news stories about the new immigration law in
Arizona?
40% Very
closely
36% Somewhat closely
16% Not
very closely
3% Not at all
4% Not sure
7* Suppose
the new
35% Favor
50% Oppose
15% Not
sure
8* Suppose a
police officer stops someone for a traffic violation or a violation of some
other law. If the police officer suspects that the person they stopped might be
an illegal immigrant, should the officer be required to check their immigration
status?
48% Yes
39% No
13% Not sure
9*Should
offshore oil drilling be allowed?
41% Yes
43% No
16% Not sure
10* Do you
consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?
11% Yes
73% No
17% Not sure
11* Is The
Tea Party movement good for the country or bad for the country?
29% Good
43% Bad
22% Neither
6% Not sure
12* Is the
value of your home worth more than the amount you owe on your mortgage?
65% Yes
29% No
6% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
