Toplines - 2010 Nevada Senate - December 9, 2009
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Nevada State Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted December 9, 2009
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?
29% Strongly approve
17% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
44% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you
rate the job Jim Gibbons has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job she’s
been doing?
7% Strongly approve
28% Somewhat approve
24% Somewhat disapprove
37% Strongly disapprove
4% Not sure
3* 2010 Nevada
Senate Race
Sue
Lowden (R) |
49% |
Harry
Reid (D) |
43% |
Some
other candidate |
6% |
Not
sure |
3% |
Danny
Tarkanian (R) |
49% |
Harry
Reid (D) |
43% |
Some
other candidate |
6% |
Not
sure |
2% |
Sharon
Angle (R) |
47% |
Harry
Reid (D) |
43% |
Some
other candidate |
7% |
Not
sure |
3% |
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 NV Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
Reid |
21% |
19% |
8% |
49% |
3% |
Lowden |
10% |
36% |
17% |
15% |
21% |
Tarkanian |
19% |
30% |
15% |
15% |
20% |
Angle |
8% |
32% |
18% |
19% |
23% |
5* Generally
speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly
oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and the congressional
Democrats?
23%
Strongly favor
21% Somewhat favor
5% Somewhat oppose
49%
Strongly oppose
2% Not sure
6*
Is the health care reform legislation being considered by Congress likely to
increase the deficit, reduce the deficit, or have no impact on the deficit?
66%
Increase the deficit
10%
Reduce the deficit
17%
Have no impact on the deficit
8% Not sure
7*To
cover the cost of health care reform, how likely is it that taxes will have to
be raised on the middle class?
59%
Very likely
16%
Somewhat likely
15%
Not very likely
7% Not at all likely
4% Not sure
8* Would you favor or oppose the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit
health insurance option that people could choose instead of a private health
insurance plan?
43% Favor
43% Oppose
15% Not sure
9* Suppose
that the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit health insurance option
encouraged companies to drop private health insurance coverage for their
workers. Workers would then be covered by the government option. Would you
favor or oppose the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit health
insurance option if it encouraged companies to drop private health insurance
coverage for their workers
21% Favor
63% Oppose
16% Not sure
10* Overall, how would you rate President
Obama’s handling of the situation in Afghanistan…Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
10% Excellent
25% Good
28% Fair
36% Poor
1% Not sure
11* Do you favor or oppose the President’s
proposal to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan?
57% Favor
28% Oppose
15% Not sure
12* Do you favor or oppose the President’s
commitment to a timetable that would begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan
in 18 months?
44% Favor
47% Oppose
9% Not sure
13*
Overall, do you favor or oppose President Obama’s new plan for the war in
Afghanistan?
34% Favor
44% Oppose
22% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence