Toplines - Delaware Senate - September 2, 2010
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Conducted September 2, 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
20% Somewhat approve
7% Somewhat disapprove
43% 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?
26% Strongly approve
34% Somewhat approve
23% Somewhat disapprove
15% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
3* 2010
|
|
Mike Castle (R) |
Chris Coons (D) |
Some Other Candidate |
Not Sure |
|
September
2, 2010 |
48% |
37% |
6% |
9% |
|
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 |
|
September
2, 2010 |
36% |
47% |
8% |
9% |
|
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 |
13% |
36% |
23% |
12% |
15% |
|
Castle |
26% |
41% |
20% |
10% |
3% |
|
O’Donnell |
16% |
23% |
20% |
24% |
17% |
5* In terms of how you
will vote in the next national election, are you primarily interested in
National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror,
Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social
Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and
abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?
10% National Security Issues
51% Economic Issues
12% Domestic Issues
5% Cultural Issues
15% Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
6* Have you ever attended a town
hall meeting or some other event featuring your congressman or senator?
33% Yes
63% No
4% Not sure
7* When members of Congress hold
town hall meetings, is it more important for congressmen to explain legislation
and issues to people or is it more important for the congressmen to hear the
views of their constituents?
26% Explain legislation and
issues
64% Hear the view of their constituents
9% Not sure
8* Do most members of Congress care
what their constituents think?
28% Yes
57% No
15% Not sure
9* How angry are you at the current policies of
the federal government?
41% Very angry
22%
Somewhat angry
24%
Not very angry
8% Not at all angry
5% Not sure
10* Would you agree or
disagree with the following statement - Neither Republican political leaders
nor Democratic political leaders have a good understanding of what is needed
today?
62% Agree
28%
Disagree
10%
Not sure
11* Is your
representative in Congress the best possible person for the job?
20% Yes
45%
No
35%
Not sure
12* Regardless of how Congress is doing
overall, does your local representative in Congress deserve to be reelected?
32%
Yes
39%
No
29%
Not sure
13* Do you
know anyone who is out of work and looking for a job?
84% Yes
13%
No
2% Not sure
14* Is the job market better than it was a year ago,
worse than it was a year ago or about the same?
11%
Better
48%
Worse
37%
About the same
4% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
