Questions - California Senate - October 21, 2010
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California State Survey of 750
Likely Voters
Conducted October 21, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* If the 2010 election for United States Senate were held today would
you vote for Republican Carly Fiorina
or Democrat Barbara Boxer? (Please note that
we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidate names, so while half
will hear the Republican candidate first, the other half hears the Democrat
mentioned first.)
46%
Fiorina
48%
Boxer
3% Some other
candidate
3% Not Sure
2* 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.
Fiorina
Boxer
3*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?
4* I’m
going to read you a short list of names.
In political terms please tell me whether that person is very conservative,
somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal.
Fiorina
Boxer
5* Would it be more accurate to describe
[candidate’s name] as mainstream or extreme?
Fiorina
Boxer
6* Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?
7* 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?
8* How would you rate the job
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence