Toplines - New York Special Senate Election - June 16, 2010
New York State Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted June 16, 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?
31% Strongly approve
23% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
33% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job David
Paterson 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
25% Somewhat approve
26% Somewhat disapprove
35% Strongly disapprove
4% Not sure
3* 2010 New
York Senate Race
|
June 16, 2010 |
May 12, 2010 |
Joe DioGuardi (R) |
38% |
28% |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) |
49% |
51% |
Some
other candidate |
2% |
7% |
Not sure |
12% |
13% |
|
June 16, 2010 |
May 12, 2010 |
Bruce Blakeman (R) |
38% |
31% |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) |
50% |
51% |
Some
other candidate |
2% |
8% |
Not sure |
10% |
10% |
|
June 16, 2010 |
May 12, 2010 |
David Malpass (R) |
34% |
27% |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) |
49% |
46% |
Some
other candidate |
3% |
10% |
Not sure |
13% |
16% |
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 NY Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Gillibrand |
20% |
29% |
18% |
20% |
13% |
Blakeman |
7% |
25% |
18% |
9% |
42% |
Malpass |
5% |
25% |
19% |
10% |
41% |
DioGuardi |
11% |
24% |
17% |
10% |
38% |
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?
39% Strongly favor
15% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
32% Strongly oppose
6% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level
of confidence