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Toplines - Wisconsin Governor - August 10, 2010

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Wisconsin State Survey of 750 Likely Voters
Conducted August 10, 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?

30% Strongly approve
19% Somewhat approve
  9% Somewhat disapprove
41% Strongly disapprove
  1% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Jim Doyle has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

14% Strongly approve
24% Somewhat approve
17% Somewhat disapprove
43% Strongly disapprove
  2% Not sure

3* 2010 Wisconsin Governor’s Race

 

 

Mark Neumann (R)

Tom Barrett (D)

Some Other Candidate

Not Sure

August 10, 2010

45%

43%

5%

7%

July 27, 2010

44%

45%

5%

6%

July 13, 2010

43%

45%

7%

5%

June 21, 2010

47%

39%

7%

7%

May 25, 2010

44%

42%

6%

8%

April 20, 2010

46%

46%

4%

5%

March 16, 2010

46%

42%

4%

8%

Feb. 17, 2010

44%

42%

4%

10%

 

 

 

Scott Walker (R)

Tom Barrett (D)

Some Other Candidate

Not Sure

August 10, 2010

49%

41%

3%

6%

July 27, 2010

50%

43%

2%

5%

July 13, 2010

48%

44%

4%

4%

June 21, 2010

49%

41%

3%

7%

May 25, 2010

48%

41%

3%

8%

April 20, 2010

46%

44%

3%

7%

March 16, 2010

48%

42%

2%

8%

Feb. 17, 2010

49%

40%

1%

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 WI Governor’s Race

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

Not sure

Neumann

14%

36%

16%

17%

16%

Walker

29%

20%

15%

23%

13%

Barrett

21%

25%

18%

26%

10%

 

5* The health care plan passed by Congress requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you Strongly Favor, Somewhat Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal law that requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance?

 

   24% Strongly favor
21% Somewhat favor
11% Somewhat oppose

   38% Strongly oppose

     5% Not sure

 

6* Some people believe a federal law requiring every American to buy or obtain health insurance is unconstitutional. Do you favor or oppose your state suing the federal government to prevent that requirement from remaining in the law?

 

    42% Favor
    38% Oppose
    20% Not sure

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence