Toplines - Pennsylvania Senate - August 30, 2010
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Conducted August 30, 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
17% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
48% Strongly disapprove
0% 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?
12% Strongly approve
27% Somewhat approve
23% Somewhat disapprove
37% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010
|
Initial Preference |
Pat Toomey (R) |
Joe Sestak
(D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
|
August
30, 2010 |
45% |
39% |
5% |
11% |
|
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 30, 2010 |
48% |
42% |
2% |
8% |
|
August 16, 2010 |
48% |
40% |
3% |
9% |
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 |
22% |
34% |
22% |
12% |
11% |
|
Joe Sestak |
15% |
28% |
27% |
21% |
9% |
5* In terms of how you
will vote in the next national election, are you primarily interested in
National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror,
Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social
Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and
abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?
12% National Security Issues
46% Economic Issues
16% Domestic Issues
4% Cultural Issues
16% Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence
