Questions - Election 2014: Connecticut Governor - October 14-16, 2014

Connecticut Survey of 980 Likely Voters

Conducted October 14-16, 2014

By Rasmussen Reports

1* If the election for governor of Connecticut was held today, would you vote for Republican Thomas Foley or Democrat Dan Malloy?

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. If you’ve never heard of that person, just let me know.

Thomas Foley

Dan Malloy

Richard Blumenthal

Christopher Murphy

4* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the new health care law?

5* Is your state better off than it was four years ago?

6* Is the budget situation in your state better than it was a year ago or worse than it was a year ago? Or has it remained about the same?

7* Which candidate for Connecticut governor do you trust more to deal with government spending?

8* Which candidate for governor do you trust more to deal with taxes?

9* Which candidate for governor do you trust more on social issues?

10* Which candidate for governor do you trust more when it comes to dealing with government ethics and corruption?

11* Sometimes, unexpected things come up that prevent people from voting on Election Day.  Are you certain that you will vote in this year’s elections, or is it possible that something could come up that would prevent you from voting?

12* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president?

13* How would you rate the job Dan Malloy has been doing as governor?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence