Questions - West Virginia Special Senate Election - October 19, 2010
Conducted October 19, 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.)
50% John Raese
43% Joe Manchin
2% Some other candidate
5% 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* Would it be more accurate to describe Joe Manchin’s views as mainstream or extreme?
5* Would it be more accurate to describe John Raese’s views as mainstream or extreme?
6* Which candidate do you trust more on the economy and jobs…John
Raese or Joe Manchin?
7* Which candidate do you trust more on immigration?
8* Which candidate do you trust more on health care?
9* Which candidate do you trust more on taxes…John Raese or Joe Manchin?
10* Which candidate do you trust more to cut government
spending?
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
