Toplines - Pennsylvania Senate - August 16, 2010
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?
26%
Strongly approve
17%
Somewhat approve
11%
Somewhat disapprove
45%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Ed Rendell has
been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove,
or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
13%
Strongly approve
26%
Somewhat approve
29%
Somewhat disapprove
31%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3*
2010
|
Initial Preference |
Pat Toomey (R) |
Joe Sestak (D) |
Some other
candidate |
Not sure |
|
August
16, 2010 |
46% |
37% |
5% |
12% |
|
July
28, 2010 |
45% |
39% |
6% |
10% |
|
July
14, 2010 |
45% |
38% |
6% |
12% |
|
June
29, 2010 |
45% |
39% |
6% |
11% |
|
June
2, 2010 |
45% |
38% |
5% |
12% |
|
May
19, 2010 |
42% |
46% |
3% |
9% |
|
May
6, 2010 |
42% |
40% |
10% |
9% |
|
Apr
12, 2010 |
47% |
36% |
5% |
12% |
|
Mar
15, 2010 |
42% |
37% |
7% |
15% |
|
Feb
8, 2010 |
47% |
38% |
5% |
10% |
|
With Leaners |
Pat Toomey (R) |
Joe Sestak (D) |
Some
Other Candidate |
Not
Sure |
|
August 16, 2010 |
48% |
40% |
3% |
9% |
|
Certain of Your Vote |
Certain |
Not
Certain |
No
Initial Preference |
|
August 16, 2010 |
56% |
44% |
0% |
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 PA Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
|
Pat
Toomey |
23% |
33% |
18% |
12% |
14% |
|
Joe
Sestak |
16% |
28% |
26% |
18% |
12% |
5* Generally speaking, how would you rate
the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
2% Excellent
5% Good
30% Fair
61% Poor
1% Not sure
6* Are economic conditions in the country
getting better or worse?
22%
Better
54% Worse
20% About
the same
4% Not sure
7* Is the United States currently in a
recession?
70% Yes
15% No
15% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence
