Toplines - Election 2010: Florida Senate - January 27, 2010

2010 Florida Senate Election

Survey of 1,000 Likely Florida Voters

January 27, 2010

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?

25% Strongly approve

17% Somewhat approve

11% Somewhat disapprove

47% Strongly disapprove

1% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Charlie Crist has been doing as Governor… do you strongly

approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been

doing?

10% Strongly approve

41% Somewhat approve

30% Somewhat disapprove

17% Strongly disapprove

1% Not sure

3* 2010 Florida Senate Election

Charlie Crist (R)	48%
Kendrick Meek (D)	33%
Some other candidate	10%
Not sure	9%

Marcus Rubio (R)	49%
Kendrick Meek (D)	32%
Some other candidate	6%
Not sure	13%

4* Favorable Ratings for Candidates in 2010 Florida Senate Race

	Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Not sure
Charlie Crist	13%	45%	27%	13%	3%
Kendrick Meek	10%	28%	19%	17%	27%
Marco Rubio	23%	28%	20%	11%	18%

5* How likely is it that Congress will be able to agree this year on a smaller and bipartisan health care plan?

6% Very likely
22% Somewhat likely
42% Not very likely
23% Not at all likely
7% Not sure

6* How likely is it that there will be another terrorist attack in the United States in the next year?

31% Very likely
36% Somewhat likely
18% Not very likely
5% Not at all likely
10% Not sure

7* How do you rate the way that the government responded to the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

10% Excellent
23% Good
23% Fair
43% Poor
1% Not sure

8* Do you favor or oppose the use of full-body scanners at airports in the United States?

71% Favor
15% Oppose
15% Not sure

9* Is the United States today safer than it was before the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

38% Yes
44% No
18% Not sure

10* Which is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or increasing government spending?

58% Cutting taxes

12% Increasing government spending

24% Neither

5% Not sure

11* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

1% Excellent
4% Good
36% Fair
58% Poor
1% Not sure

12* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

25% Better
48% Worse
22% Staying the same
5% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence