Questions - Maryland Senate - October 24, 2010

Maryland Survey of 750 Likely Voters

Conducted October 24, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* If the 2010 Election for United States senate were held today would you vote for Republican Eric Wargotz or Democrat Barbara Mikulski? (Please note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidate names, so while half will hear the Republican candidate first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.)

38% Eric Wargotz (R)

56% Barbara Mikulski (D)

  2% Some other candidate

  4% Not sure

2* 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.

Eric Wargotz

Barbara Mikulski

2* 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.

Eric Wargotz
Barbara Mikulski

3*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?

4* 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.

Eric Wargotz
Barbara Mikulski

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

Eric Wargotz
Barbara Mikulski

6* Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?

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