Toplines - 2010 Missouri Senate - June 28, 2010

Missouri State Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted June 28, 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?

       33% Strongly approve
       14% Somewhat approve
         7% Somewhat disapprove
       46% Strongly disapprove
         0% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Jay Nixon has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

18% Strongly approve
42% Somewhat approve
28% Somewhat disapprove
  9% Strongly disapprove
  3% Not sure

 

3* 2010 Missouri Senate Race

                                                                                                                             

	Roy Blunt (R)	Robin Carnahan (D)	Some other   candidate	Not sure
June 28, 2010	48%	43%	3%	6%
June 2, 2010	45%	44%	4%	6%
May 3, 2010	50%	42%	4%	4%
Mar 9, 2010	47%	41%	4%	8%
Feb 10, 2010	49%	42%	3%	6%
Jan 19, 2010	49%	43%	3%	5%
Dec 15, 2009	44%	46%	4%	6%
Sep 21, 2009	46%	46%	2%	5%

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 MO Senate Race	Very   Favorable	Somewhat   Favorable	Somewhat   Unfavorable	Very   Unfavorable	Not   sure
Blunt	16%	38%	20%	13%	13%
Carnahan	24%	27%	21%	21%	7%

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?

48% Strongly favor
13% Somewhat favor
  7% Somewhat oppose
28% Strongly oppose
  4% Not sure

6* Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?

 

60% Yes
22% No
19% Not sure

 

7* Should deepwater oil drilling be allowed?

 

49% Yes
30% No
21% Not sure

 

8* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?

56% Favor
29% Oppose
15% Not sure

 

9* Should the U.S. military be used along the border with Mexico to prevent illegal immigration?

 

69% Yes
20% No
11% Not sure

 

10* Should the U.S. Justice Department challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court?

 

22% Yes
59% No
19% Not sure

 

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

 

22% Yes
54% No
24% Not sure

 

12* Is the Tea Party movement good for the country or bad for the country? 2164-21

 

43% Good
27% Bad
22% Neither
  8% Not sure

      

13* Overall, how would you rate President Obama’s handling of the situation in Afghanistan…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

12% Excellent
20% Good
31% Fair
34% Poor
  2% Not sure

 

14* Is it possible for the United States to win the war in Afghanistan?

33% Yes
42% No
24% Not sure

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