Toplines - Florida Senate - August 9, 2010

Florida Survey of 750 Likely Voters

Conducted August 9, 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

       14% Somewhat approve

         9% Somewhat disapprove

       45% Strongly disapprove

         2% 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?

      

       15% Strongly approve

       43% Somewhat approve

       25% Somewhat disapprove

       15% Strongly disapprove

         1% Not sure

 

3* 2010 Florida Senate Election

Date	Marco Rubio (R)	Kendrick Meek (D)	Charlie Crist (I)	Some Other Candidate	Not sure
August 9, 2010	38%	21%	33%	1%	7%
July 21, 2010	35%	20%	33%	3%	8%
July 6, 2010	36%	15%	34%	N/A	14%
June 7, 2010	37%	15%	37%	N/A	11%
May 16, 2010	39%	18%	31%	N/A	12%
May 3, 2010	34%	17%	38%	N/A	11%
April 21, 2010	37%	22%	30%	N/A	11%

 

Date	Marco Rubio (R)	Jeff Greene (D)	Charlie Crist (I)	Some Other Candidate	Not sure
August 9, 2010	36%	20%	37%	2%	5%
July 21, 2010	34%	19%	36%	3%	9%
July 6, 2010	37%	18%	33%	N/A	12%
June 7, 2010	37%	13%	41%	N/A	10%

 

4* Favorable Ratings for Candidates in 2010 Florida Senate Election

 

	Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Not sure
Charlie Crist	16%	42%	24%	15%	4%
Kendrick Meek	8%	23%	25%	21%	24%
Marco Rubio	25%	21%	25%	16%	13%
Jeff Greene	7%	22%	25%	23%	22%

 

 

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

 

Candidate Views	Mainstream	Extreme	Not sure
Crist	49%	28%	23%
Meek	25%	34%	40%
Rubio	40%	34%	26%
Greene	26%	33%	40%

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence