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Toplines - Arizona Senate - July 29, 2010

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Arizona State Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted July 29, 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?

      

         22% Strongly approve

         17% Somewhat approve

          6% Somewhat disapprove

         54% Strongly disapprove

          1% Not sure

 

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

      

       41% Strongly approve

       26% Somewhat approve

         7% Somewhat disapprove

       26% Strongly disapprove

         0% Not sure

 

3* 2010 Arizona Senate Race

 

 

July 29, 2010

May 17, 2010

April 13, 2010

John McCain (R)

53%

57%

54%

Rodney Glassman (D)

34%

28%

32%

Some other candidate

11%

9%

8%

Not sure

3%

7%

6%

 

 

July 29, 2010

May 17, 2010

April 13, 2010

J.D. Hayworth (R)

38%

49%

48%

Rodney Glassman (D)

43%

33%

39%

Some other candidate

13%

9%

7%

Not sure

6%

9%

7%

 

4* Favorables for Senate Candidate in Arizona

 

Candidate for  the AZ Senate Race

Very favorable

Somewhat favorable

Somewhat unfavorable

Very unfavorable

Not sure

McCain

20%

30%

26%

25%

0%

Glassman

9%

28%

20%

19%

23%

Hayworth

15%

21%

20%

40%

5%

 

 

5* Do you favor or oppose the state’s new immigration law?

 

       66% Favor
       27% Oppose
         7% Not sure

 

6* A federal judge has blocked the implementation of the Arizona immigration law until all the legal challenges are decided in court. Do you agree or disagree with the judge’s decision?

 

    34% Agree
59% Disagree
  6% Not sure

 

7* Should governor Jan Brewer Appeal the decision to block implementation of the law?

 

    59% Yes

    29% No
12% Not sure

 

8* Which is the better approach to dealing with illegal immigration—allowing individual states to act on their own to enforce immigration laws or relying upon the federal government to enforce immigration laws?

 

    53% Allowing individual states to act on their own to enforce immigration laws

    40% Relying on the federal government to enforce immigration laws
  7% Not sure

 

9* How concerned are you that efforts to identify and deport illegal immigrants will also end up violating the civil rights of some U.S. citizens?

 

    28% Very concerned

    16% Somewhat concerned

    31% Not very concerned

    23% Not at all concerned

      2% Not sure

 

10* Is it possible to end illegal immigration?

 

         49% Yes

         37% No

         13% Not sure

 

11* Some U.S. cities welcome illegal immigrants and offer the immigrants various forms of sanctuary. Should the federal government cut off funds to cities that provide sanctuary for illegal immigrants?

 

         65% Yes

         25% No

         10% Not sure

 

12* The United States Justice Department has decided not to take legal action against cities that offer illegal immigrants various forms of sanctuary.  Should the Justice Department take legal action against cities that provide sanctuary for illegal immigrants?       

 

       61% Yes
       30% No
        8% Not sure

 

13* Should the United States continue building a fence along the Mexican border?

 

         71% Yes

         25% No

          5% Not sure

 

14* Suppose a woman enters the United States as an illegal alien and gives birth to a child in the United States.  Should that child automatically become a citizen of the United States?

 

       28% Yes
       67% No

         5% Not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence