Toplines - Wisconsin Senate - August 24, 2010
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Wisconsin State
Survey of 750 Likely Voters
Conducted August 24, 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?
31%
Strongly approve
17% Somewhat approve
5% Somewhat disapprove
46% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you
rate the job Jim Doyle has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
17% Strongly
approve
26% Somewhat approve
13% Somewhat disapprove
43% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3*
2010
|
|
Ron Johnson (R) |
Russ Feingold (D) |
Some Other
Candidate |
Not Sure |
|
August
24, 2010 |
47% |
46% |
1% |
5% |
|
August
10, 2010 |
47% |
46% |
2% |
5% |
|
July
27, 2010 |
48% |
46% |
2% |
5% |
|
July
13, 2010 |
47% |
46% |
2% |
6% |
|
June
21, 2010 |
45% |
46% |
3% |
6% |
|
May
25, 2010 |
44% |
46% |
3% |
6% |
|
|
David Westlake (R) |
Russ Feingold (D) |
Some Other
Candidate |
Not Sure |
|
August
24, 2010 |
40% |
47% |
6% |
7% |
|
August
10, 2010 |
39% |
48% |
6% |
8% |
|
July
27, 2010 |
39% |
49% |
6% |
6% |
|
July
13, 2010 |
37% |
51% |
6% |
6% |
|
June
21, 2010 |
41% |
47% |
4% |
7% |
|
May
25, 2010 |
38% |
47% |
7% |
8% |
|
April
20, 2010 |
38% |
49% |
4% |
9% |
|
March
16, 2010 |
35% |
51% |
5% |
10% |
|
Feb.
17, 2010 |
37% |
47% |
6% |
10% |
4*
I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let
me know You have a very favorable, somewhat favorable,
somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.
|
Candidate
for the WI Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
|
Feingold |
31% |
22% |
12% |
32% |
3% |
|
|
7% |
31% |
21% |
12% |
29% |
|
Johnson |
25% |
28% |
17% |
19% |
11% |
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?
10%
National Security Issues
50%
Economic Issues
12%
Domestic Issues
7% Cultural Issues
17%
Fiscal Issues
5% Not sure
6* Have you ever
attended a town hall meeting or some other event featuring your congressman or
senator?
35% Yes
63% No
2% Not sure
7* When members of
Congress hold town hall meetings, is it more important for congressmen to
explain legislation and issues to people or is it more important for the
congressmen to hear the views of their constituents?
22% Explain legislation
and issues
71% Hear the view of their constituents
7% Not sure
8* Do most members
of Congress care what their constituents think?
27% Yes
59% No
14% Not sure
9* How angry are you at the
current policies of the federal government?
41% Very angry
27% Somewhat angry
19% Not very angry
11% Not at all angry
3% Not sure
10* Would
you agree or disagree with the following statement - Neither Republican
political leaders nor Democratic political leaders have a good understanding of
what is needed today?
50% Agree
34% Disagree
16% Not sure
11* Is
your representative in Congress the best possible person for the job?
34% Yes
40% No
26% Not sure
12* Regardless of how Congress
is doing overall, does your local representative in Congress deserve to be reelected?
43% Yes
39% No
18% Not sure
13*
Do you know anyone who is out of work and looking for a job?
82%
Yes
15% No
3% Not sure
14* Is the job market better than it was a year ago,
worse than it was a year ago or about the same?
17%
Better
44% Worse
38% About the same
2% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage
points with a 95% level of confidence
