Toplines - Ohio Senate - August 16, 2010

 

 

Ohio Survey of 750 Likely Voters
Conducted August 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?

  

   25% Strongly approve

   20% Somewhat approve

     9% Somewhat disapprove

   45% Strongly disapprove

     1% Not sure

 

2* 2010 Ohio Senate Race

 

Initial Preference	Rob Portman (R)	Lee Fisher (D)	Some Other Candidate	Not Sure
August 16, 2010	45%	37%	5%	13%
August 2, 2010	44%	40%	5%	11%
July 19, 2010	45%	39%	5%	11%
June 29, 2010	43%	39%	4%	13%
June 3, 2010	43%	43%	4%	10%
May 5, 2010	42%	43%	4%	11%
March 30, 2010	43%	38%	4%	14%
March 4, 2010	44%	39%	5%	12%
February 5-6, 2010	43%	39%	5%	13%

 

 

With Leaners	Rob Portman (R)	Lee Fisher (D)	Some Other Candidate	Not Sure
August 16, 2010	48%	39%	3%	10%

 

Certain of Your Vote	Certain	Not Certain	No Initial Preference
August 16, 2010	51%	31%	18%

 

3* 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	17%	34%	16%	7%	26%
Fisher	17%	24%	22%	12%	25%

    

 

   33% Very likely
   29% Somewhat likely

   19% Not very likely

     5% Not at all likely

   14% Not sure

 

4* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

  1% Excellent
  5% Good
33% Fair
61% Poor
  0% Not sure

 

5* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

   23% Better
   55% Worse
   20% About the same
     3% Not sure

 

6* Is the United States currently in a recession?

   76% Yes
   14% No

   10% Not sure

 

 

 

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