Questions - West Virginia Senate Election - October 26, 2010
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West
Virginia Survey of 750 Likely Voters
Conducted October 26, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* If the 2010 election for United States Senate were held
today would you vote for Republican John Raese or
Democrat Joe Manchin? (Please note that we
split the survey to rotate the order of the candidate names, so while half will
hear the Republican candidate first, the other half hears the Democrat
mentioned first.)
46% John Raese
49% Joe Manchin
2% Some other candidate
4% Not
sure
2* 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.
John Raese
Joe Manchin
3*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?
4* What is best for the State of West Virginia….for Joe Manchin to remain as Governor or for Joe Manchin to represent West Virginia in the United States
senate?
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?
6* I’m
going to read you a short list of names.
In political terms please tell me whether that person is very
conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal or very
liberal.
John Raese
Joe Manchin
7* When it
comes to determining how you will vote, which is most important—the candidate’s
position on issues or the candidate’s personal character?
8* Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
Despite good intentions, most major legislation passed by Congress does more
harm than good?
9* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
10* Are
your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?
11* Do you
consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?
12* 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?
13* How would you rate the job Joe Manchin
has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat
disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence