Toplines - Washington Senate - August 18, 2010
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Conducted August 18, 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?
33% Strongly
approve
20% Somewhat approve
7% Somewhat disapprove
40% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you
rate the job Christine Gregoire has been doing as
Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or
strongly disapprove of the job she’s been doing?
24%
Strongly approve
20% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
41% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
3* 2010 Election for
|
|
Dino Rossi (R) |
Patty Murray (D) |
Some other
candidate |
Not sure |
|
August
18, 2010 |
44% |
48% |
4% |
4% |
|
July
28, 2010 |
47% |
49% |
2% |
2% |
|
July
14, 2010 |
48% |
45% |
3% |
3% |
|
June
22, 2010 |
47% |
47% |
3% |
3% |
|
May
26, 2010 |
47% |
48% |
2% |
4% |
|
May
4, 2010 |
46% |
48% |
2% |
3% |
|
April
6, 2010 |
46% |
48% |
3% |
4% |
|
Mar
9, 2010 |
49% |
46% |
3% |
2% |
|
Jan 11, 2010 |
48% |
46% |
1% |
5% |
|
With Leaners |
Dino
Rossi (R) |
Patty
Murray (D) |
Some
Other Candidate |
Not
Sure |
|
August 18, 2010 |
46% |
50% |
1% |
3% |
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 WA Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
|
Rossi |
25% |
28% |
13% |
30% |
3% |
|
|
32% |
20% |
12% |
33% |
2% |
5* Tax cuts implemented during the Bush administration are
scheduled to expire soon. Should the Bush Administration tax cuts be
extended or should the tax cuts end this year?
51% Tax cuts should be extended
42% Tax cuts should end this year
8% Not sure
6* If the Bush Administration tax cuts are
allowed to expire, will that help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no
impact on the economy?
38%
Help
42%
Hurt
11% No impact
8% Not sure
7* Suppose you had a choice between
extending the Bush Administration tax cuts for all Americans or extending the
Bush Administration tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy. Which would you
prefer?
46% Extending
the Bush Administration tax cuts for all Americans
45% Extending
the Bush tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy
9% Not sure
8* The health care plan passed by
Congress requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you
Strongly Favor, Somewhat Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal
law that requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance?
23% Strongly
favor
25% Somewhat
favor
9%
Somewhat oppose
40% Strongly
oppose
4%
Not sure
9* Some people believe a federal law
requiring every American to buy or obtain health insurance is unconstitutional.
Do you favor or oppose your state suing the federal government to prevent that
requirement from remaining in the law?
45% Favor
39% Oppose
16% Not sure
10*
Are most members of Congress willing to sell their vote for either cash or a
campaign contribution?
54% Yes
19% No
27% Not sure
11*
How likely is it that your own representative in Congress has sold their vote
for either cash or a campaign contribution?
32% Very likely
28% Somewhat likely
23% Not very likely
7% Not at all likely
11% Not sure
12* Generally speaking, how would you rate the
1% Excellent
2% Good
38% Fair
57% Poor
2% Not sure
13* Are economic conditions in the country getting
better or worse?
27% Better
46% Worse
22% Staying the same
5% Not sure
14*
Is the
72% Yes
12% No
16% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
