Toplines - Pennsylvania Senate - September 13, 2010
Conducted September 13, 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
21% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
40% Strongly disapprove
2% 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?
19% Strongly approve
26% Somewhat approve
21% Somewhat disapprove
32% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010
|
Initial Preference |
Pat Toomey (R) |
Joe Sestak
(D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
|
September
13, 2010 |
49% |
41% |
2% |
8% |
|
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% |
*Note: Results from surveys conducted prior to September
13, 2010 do not include leaners.
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% |
35% |
20% |
13% |
11% |
|
Joe Sestak |
19% |
28% |
26% |
16% |
12% |
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?
42% Strongly favor
14% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
28% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure
6* If the health care bill is repealed would that be good for the
economy, bad for the economy or would it have no impact on the economy?
41% Good
28% Bad
21% No impact
10% Not
sure
7* I’m
going to read you a short list of issues in the news. For each, please let me
know which political party you trust more to handle that issue.
|
Issue |
Republicans |
Democrats |
Not sure |
|
Economy |
46% |
38% |
17% |
|
Government
Ethics & Corruption |
33% |
29% |
38% |
|
Health
Care |
47% |
38% |
15% |
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence
