Toplines - Arkansas Governor - August 18, 2010
Conducted August 18, 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?
21%
Strongly approve
10% Somewhat approve
13% Somewhat disapprove
56% Strongly disapprove
0% 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?
31% Strongly approve
41% Somewhat approve
18% Somewhat disapprove
8% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010
Arkansas Governor’s Race
|
|
Jim Keet (R) |
Mike Beebe (D) |
Some Other Candidate |
Not Sure |
|
August 18,
2010 |
33% |
53% |
2% |
12% |
|
July 20,
2010 |
40% |
50% |
3% |
7% |
|
June 15,
2010 |
33% |
57% |
1% |
9% |
|
May 19,
2010 |
38% |
53% |
1% |
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 Governor’s Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Keet |
12% |
34% |
17% |
12% |
24% |
|
Beebe |
26% |
41% |
16% |
12% |
5% |
5* Okay
now I’m going to read you a short list of names. In political terms, please
tell me whether that person is very conservative, somewhat conservative,
moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal.
|
Candidate
Ideology |
Very Conservative |
Somewhat
Conservative |
Moderate |
Somewhat
Liberal |
Very Liberal |
Not sure |
|
Keet |
25% |
32% |
18% |
2% |
5% |
18% |
|
Beebe |
10% |
16% |
43% |
18% |
8% |
5% |
6* Would
it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s] views as mainstream or extreme?
|
Candidate
Views |
Mainstream |
Extreme |
Not sure |
|
Keet |
39% |
27% |
33% |
|
Beebe |
58% |
26% |
16% |
7* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
9% Excellent
35% Good
40% Fair
13% Poor
3% Not sure
8* Are your personal finances getting better
these days, or worse?
17% Better
54% Worse
28% About
the same
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
