Toplines - 2010 Nevada Senate - March 3, 2010

Nevada State Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted March 3, 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?

27% Strongly approve
17% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
47% 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?

9% Strongly approve
28% Somewhat approve
24% Somewhat disapprove
37% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure

3* 2010 Nevada Senate Race

	December 9, 2010	Jan 11, 2010	Feb 2, 2010	March 3, 2010
Sue Lowden (R)	49%	48%	45%	51%
Harry Reid (D)	43%	36%	39%	38%
Some other candidate	6%	8%	8%	7%
Not sure	3%	7%	8%	3%

	December 9, 2010	Jan 11,2010	Feb 2, 2010	March 3, 2010
Danny Tarkanian (R)	49%	50%	47%	50%
Harry Reid (D)	43%	36%	39%	37%
Some other candidate	6%	5%	8%	9%
Not sure	2%	9%	6%	4%

	December 9, 2010	Jan 11, 2010	Feb 2, 2010	March 3, 2010
Sharon Angle (R)	47%	44%	44%	46%
Harry Reid (D)	43%	40%	40%	38%
Some other candidate	7%	10%	7%	11%
Not sure	3%	7%	8%	5%

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	20%	19%	10%	48%	3%
Lowden	18%	38%	19%	12%	13%
Tarkanian	15%	37%	21%	8%	19%
Angle	9%	31%	27%	9%	22%

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?

24% Strongly favor
17% Somewhat favor
5% Somewhat oppose
51% Strongly oppose
3% Not sure

6* How would you rate the way that Barack Obama has handled the issue of healthcare reform…excellent, good, fair or poor?

13% Excellent
23% Good
9% Fair
54% Poor
1% Not sure

7* What would be a better strategy to reform the healthcare system...passing a comprehensive bill that covers all aspects of the healthcare system or passing smaller bills that address problems individually?

29% Passing a comprehensive bill that cover all aspects of the healthcare system

60% Passing smaller bills that address problems individually

11% Not sure

8* When it comes to health care decisions, who do you fear the most: the federal government or private insurance companies?

51% Federal government
44% Private insurance companies
5% Not sure

9* Regardless of how Congress is doing overall, does your local representative in Congress deserve to be reelected?

32% Yes
43% No
25% Not sure

10* Generally speaking, would it better for the country if most incumbents in Congress were reelected this November or if most of them were defeated?

20% Better if most incumbents were reelected
65% Better if most incumbents were defeated
15% Not sure

11* Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party movement?

45% Favorable
30% Unfavorable
25% Not sure

12* Do you consider yourself a part of the Tea Party Movement?

23% Yes
58% No
19% Not sure

13* A year from today, will the U.S. economy be stronger than it is now, or weaker?

33% Stronger

41% Weaker

15% About the same

10% Not sure

14* Is it possible for anyone who really wants to work to find a job?

23% Yes
56% No
21% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence