Toplines - Delaware Senate - August 5, 2010

Delaware State Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 5, 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
15% Somewhat approve
  6% Somewhat disapprove
38% Strongly disapprove
  0% Not sure

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

28% Strongly approve
37% Somewhat approve
19% Somewhat disapprove
13% Strongly disapprove
  3% Not sure

3* 2010 Delaware Senate Race

 

	Mike Castle (R)	Chris Coons (D)	Some Other Candidate	Not Sure
August 5, 2010	49%	37%	5%	9%
July 12, 2010	47%	36%	6%	11%
April 29, 2010	55%	32%	7%	7%
February 22, 2010	53%	32%	8%	8%
January 25, 2010	56%	27%	5%	13%

 

	Christine O’Donnell (R)	Chris Coons (D)	Some Other Candidate	Not Sure
August 5, 2010	36%	46%	10%	8%
July 12, 2010	41%	39%	7%	12%

 

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 DE Senate Race	Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Somewhat Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Not sure
Coons	21%	30%	25%	8%	15%
Castle	27%	38%	18%	9%	7%
O’Donnell	14%	27%	20%	18%	20%

 

5* Okay now 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.

 

Candidate Ideology	Very Conservative	Somewhat Conservative	Moderate	Somewhat Liberal	Very Liberal	Not sure
Coons	7%	9%	28%	29%	9%	17%
Castle	14%	40%	30%	7%	2%	7%
O’Donnell	40%	21%	13%	3%	2%	21%

 

6* Would it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s] views as mainstream or extreme?

 

Candidate Views	Mainstream	Extreme	Not sure
Coons	46%	23%	31%
Castle	69%	16%	16%
O’Donnell	28%	38%	33%

 

7* Tax cuts implemented during the Bush administration are scheduled to expire soon. If the Bush Administration tax cuts are allowed to expire, will that help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy? 

 

        30% Help

        53% Hurt

        11% No impact

          6% Not sure

 

    8* Should the Bush Administration tax cuts be extended or should the tax cuts end this year?

 

        56% The tax cuts should be extended

        35% The tax cuts should end this year

          9% Not sure

 

    9*  Suppose you had a choice between extending the Bush Administration tax cuts for all Americans or extending the Bush Administration tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy. Which would you prefer?

 

47% Extending the Bush Administration tax cuts for all Americans

48% Extending the Bush tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy

  5% Not sure

 

10* How would you rate your own personal finances these days?

  8% Excellent
39% Good

36% Fair

14% Poor

  2% Not sure

 

11*  Are your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?

 

20% Better

42% Worse

36% About the same

  2% Not sure

 

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