Questions - Massachusetts President - April 9, 2012
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Massachusetts Survey
of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted April 9,
2012
By Rasmussen Reports
*Please
note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidates, so while
half will hear the Republican first, the other half hears the Democrat
mentioned first.
1* In thinking about the 2012 presidential election,
suppose you had a choice between Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat Barack
Obama. If the election were held today, would you vote
for Republican Mitt Romney or Democrat Barack Obama?
Mitt
Romney
Barack
Obama
2* Suppose the Republicans nominate Rick Santorum. If the
2012 election for president were held today, would you
vote for Republican Rick Santorum or Democrat Barack Obama?
Rick
Santorum
Barack
Obama
3* 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.
Mitt
Romney
Rick
Santorum
4* Generally speaking, How would you rate your own
personal finances these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
5* Are your personal finances getting better these days,
or worse?
6* Is the United States currently in a recession?
7* As a nation, is
America overtaxed?
8* Should any increase in
federal taxes be approved by a vote of the American people?
9*
Should health insurance companies be required by law to cover all
government-approved contraceptives for women, without co-payments or other
charges to the patient?
10*
Has health care reform in Massachusetts been a success
or a failure?
11*
How closely have you followed recent news reports about President Obama's
health care law and the U.S. Supreme Court?
12* Would you like to see the U.S. Supreme
Court overturn the health care law or uphold its legality?
13*
Which do you think the U.S. Supreme Court is more likely to do – overturn the
health care law or uphold its legality?
14*
The health care law 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?
15* Does the federal
government have the constitutional authority to force everyone to buy health
insurance?
16* 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?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence