Toplines - Florida Senate - May 3, 2010

Florida Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted May 3, 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?

32% Strongly approve

15% Somewhat approve

10% Somewhat disapprove

43% Strongly disapprove

0% 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?

22% Strongly approve

40% Somewhat approve

18% Somewhat disapprove

20% Strongly disapprove

0% Not sure

3* 2010 Florida Senate Election

	May 3, 2010	April 21, 2010
Marcus Rubio (R)	34%	37%
Kendrick Meek (D)	17%	22%
Charlie Crist (I)	38%	30%
Not sure	11%	11%

4* Favorable Ratings for Candidates in 2010 Florida Senate Race

	Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Not sure
Charlie Crist	25%	32%	24%	16%	2%
Kendrick Meek	10%	22%	19%	17%	32%
Marco Rubio	18%	24%	26%	22%	10%

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?

49% Strongly favor
13% Somewhat favor
8% Somewhat oppose
25% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure

6* How important is it for Congress to pass major energy legislation aimed at reducing global warming this year?

32% Very important
24% Somewhat important
16% Not very important
26% Not at all important
3% Not sure

7* Do you favor or oppose a major energy bill aimed at reducing global warming?

41% Favor
38% Oppose
22% Not sure

8* Generally speaking, are political primaries a good way for a political party to pick its nominee?

56% Yes
19% No
25% Not sure

9* Have you ever voted for an independent candidate not affiliated with either major party?

55% Yes
41% No
4% Not sure

10* Some people say that Republicans and Democrats are so much alike that an entirely new party is needed to represent the American people. Do you agree?

31% Yes
55% No
14% Not sure

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