Toplines - California Senate - September 20, 2010
California State Survey of 750
Likely Voters
Conducted September 20, 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?
39%
Strongly approve
18%
Somewhat approve
7% Somewhat disapprove
35%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* 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?
5% Strongly approve
26% Somewhat approve
32% Somewhat disapprove
34% Strongly disapprove
4% Not sure
3* 2010 California Senate Race
|
|
Carly Fiorina (R) |
Barbara
Boxer (D) |
Some
other candidate |
Not sure |
|
September
20, 2010 |
43% |
47% |
4% |
6% |
|
September
6, 2010 |
47% |
42% |
4% |
8% |
|
August
24, 2010 |
43% |
44% |
5% |
8% |
|
August
3, 2010 |
40% |
45% |
5% |
10% |
|
July
12, 2010 |
42% |
49% |
4% |
5% |
|
June 9, 2010 |
43% |
48% |
5% |
5% |
|
May 12, 2010 |
38% |
45% |
4% |
12% |
|
April 12, 2010 |
38% |
42% |
7% |
13% |
|
March 11, 2010 |
40% |
46% |
4% |
10% |
|
February 11, 2010 |
42% |
46% |
7% |
5% |
*Note:
Results from surveys conducted prior to September 20, 2010 do not include leaners.
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 CA Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Boxer |
24% |
24% |
13% |
36% |
3% |
|
Fiorina |
17% |
30% |
20% |
24% |
9% |
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?
38% Strongly favor
9% Somewhat favor
8% Somewhat oppose
41% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure
6* If the health care bill is repealed would that be good for the
economy, bad for the economy or would it have no impact on the economy?
39% Good
33% Bad
18% No impact
10% Not
sure
7*I’m
going to read you a short list of issues in the news. For each, please let me
know which political party you trust more to handle that issue.
|
Issue |
Republicans |
Democrats |
Not sure |
|
Economy |
42% |
45% |
13% |
|
Government
Ethics & Corruption |
37% |
36% |
27% |
|
Health
Care |
37% |
46% |
17% |
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence
