Toplines - 2010 North Carolina Senate - March 22, 2010
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North Carolina State
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted March 22, 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?
34% Strongly approve
8% Somewhat approve
6% Somewhat disapprove
51% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you
rate the job Bev Perdue has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job she’s
been doing?
15% Strongly approve
28% Somewhat approve
26% Somewhat disapprove
30% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 North
Carolina Senate Race
|
February 23, 2010 |
March 22, 2010 |
Richard
Burr (R) |
50% |
51% |
Elaine
Marshall (D) |
34% |
35% |
Some
other candidate |
4% |
6% |
Not
sure |
12% |
8% |
|
February 23, 2010 |
March 22, 2010 |
Richard
Burr (R) |
51% |
51% |
Cal
Cunningham (D) |
29% |
32% |
Some
other candidate |
6% |
7% |
Not
sure |
14% |
11% |
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 NC Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
Burr |
24% |
36% |
15% |
11% |
13% |
Marshall |
14% |
24% |
23% |
16% |
24% |
Cunningham |
8% |
21% |
17% |
15% |
39% |
5*
Generally speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or
strongly oppose the health care reform plan passed by President Obama and the
congressional Democrats?
32%
Strongly favor
10% Somewhat favor
4% Somewhat oppose
52% Strongly oppose
2% Not sure
6*
How would you rate the way that Barack Obama has handled the issue of
healthcare reform…excellent, good, fair or poor?
26%
Excellent
13% Good
6% Fair
52% Poor
3% Not sure
7*
The health care plan passed by Congress would require
every American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you Strongly Favor,
Somewhat Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal law that requires
every American to buy or obtain health insurance?
25%
Strongly favor
15% Somewhat favor
8% Somewhat oppose
48% Strongly oppose
4% Not sure
8*Some people believe a federal law requiring every American
to buy or obtain health insurance is unconstitutional. Some states have
announced that they will sue the federal government to fight that requirement.
Would you favor or oppose having your state sue the federal government to
prevent it from becoming law?
51%
Favor
31% Oppose
18% Not sure
9*
When it comes to health care
decisions, who do you fear the most: the federal government or private
insurance companies?
53%
The federal government
32% Private insurance companies
16% Not sure
10*
Regardless of how Congress is doing overall, does your local representative in
Congress deserve to be reelected?
35%
Yes
36% No
29% Not sure
11*
Generally speaking, would it better for the country if most incumbents in
Congress were reelected this November or if most of them were defeated?
16%
Better if most incumbents were reelected
62% Better if most incumbents were defeated
21% Not sure
12* Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable
opinion of the Tea Party movement?
50% Favorable
25% Unfavorable
25% Not sure
13* Do
you consider yourself a part of the Tea Party Movement?
25% Yes
49% No
26% Not sure
14*
A year from today, will the U.S.
economy be stronger than it is now, or weaker? 1971-28
31% Stronger
50% Weaker
13% About the same
6% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence