Toplines - Arkansas Senate - February 1, 2010
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Arkansas State Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted February 1, 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?
20%
Strongly approve
13% Somewhat approve
7% Somewhat disapprove
59% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Mike
Beebe has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
22% Strongly approve
51% Somewhat approve
17% Somewhat disapprove
7% Strongly disapprove
4% Not sure
3* 2010
Arkansas Senate Race
Kim Hendren (R) |
51% |
Blanche
Lincoln (D) |
35% |
Some
other candidate |
7% |
Not sure |
7% |
Gilbert
Baker (R) |
52% |
Blanche
Lincoln (D) |
33% |
Some
other candidate |
6% |
Not sure |
8% |
Curtis
Coleman (R) |
50% |
Blanche
Lincoln (D) |
34% |
Some
other candidate |
7% |
Not sure |
9% |
Tom Cox
(R) |
50% |
Blanche
Lincoln (D) |
36% |
Some
other candidate |
6% |
Not sure |
9% |
John Boozman (R) |
54% |
Blanche
Lincoln (D) |
35% |
Some
other candidate |
4% |
Not sure |
7% |
4* 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.
Candidate
for the AR Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Hendren |
5% |
30% |
16% |
3% |
47% |
Lincoln |
21% |
15% |
16% |
43% |
5% |
Baker |
9% |
31% |
15% |
7% |
39% |
Coleman |
7% |
32% |
13% |
6% |
41% |
Cox |
7% |
29% |
15% |
7% |
42% |
Boozman |
24% |
27% |
16% |
8% |
25% |
5* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
7% Excellent
26%
Good
39% Fair
24% Poor
5% Not sure
6* Are your personal finances getting better
these days, or worse?
11% Better
56% Worse
31% About the same
2% Not sure
7* Is it
possible to balance the federal budget without raising taxes?
54%
Yes
24%
No
23%
Not sure
8* Do you
favor or oppose an income tax cut for all Americans?
47%
Favor
30%
Oppose
23%
Not sure
9* Which
is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or increasing government
spending?
66% Cutting taxes
9% Increasing
government spending
17% Neither
8% Not sure
10* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and
its allies or the terrorists?
40% United States and its allies
26% Terrorists
19% Neither
15% Not Sure
11* Is the
United States today safer than it was before the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
37% Yes
44% No
20% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence