Toplines - 2010 Ohio Senate Race - December 7, 2009
Ohio Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted December 7, 2009
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
15% Somewhat approve
12% Somewhat disapprove
41% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you
rate the job Ted Strickland has been doing as Governor… do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing?
11% Strongly
approve
37% Somewhat approve
26% Somewhat disapprove
24% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3*
2010 Ohio Senate Race
|
Rob
Portman (R) |
38% |
|
Lee
Fisher (D) |
36% |
|
Some
other candidate |
8% |
|
Not
sure |
18% |
|
Rob
Portman (R) |
40% |
|
Jennifer
Brunner (D) |
33% |
|
Some
other candidate |
7% |
|
Not
sure |
20% |
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 OH Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
|
Portman |
10% |
38% |
16% |
5% |
31% |
|
Fisher |
10% |
26% |
24% |
11% |
28% |
|
Brunner |
14% |
20% |
19% |
17% |
29% |
5*
Generally speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or
strongly oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and the
congressional Democrats?
28% Strongly favor
13% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
43% Strongly oppose
6% Not sure
6*
Is the health care reform legislation being considered by Congress likely to
increase the deficit, reduce the deficit, or have no impact on the deficit?
64% Increase the deficit
10% Reduce the
deficit
14% No impact on the deficit
12% Not sure
9*To
cover the cost of health care reform, how likely is it that taxes will have to
be raised on the middle class?
61% Very likely
16% Somewhat likely
12% Not very likely
2% Not at all likely
10% Not sure
10* Would
you favor or oppose the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit health
insurance option that people could choose instead of a private health insurance
plan?
40% Favor
38% Oppose
21% Not sure
11* Suppose that the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit health insurance option encouraged companies to drop private health insurance coverage for their workers. Workers would then be covered by the government option. Would you favor or oppose the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit health insurance option if it encouraged companies to drop private health insurance coverage for their workers?
26% Favor
58% Oppose
16% Not sure
12* Overall, how would you rate President
Obama’s handling of the situation in Afghanistan…Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
11%
Excellent
25% Good
30% Fair
32% Poor
2% Not sure
13* Do you favor or oppose the President’s proposal
to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan?
48%
Favor
30% Oppose
21% Not sure
14* Do you favor or oppose the President’s
commitment to a timetable that would begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan
in 18 months?
53%
Favor
37% Oppose
10% Not sure
15*
Overall, do you favor or oppose President Obama’s new plan for the war in
Afghanistan?
38% Favor
33% Oppose
29% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
