Toplines - Connecticut Senate Race - February 1, 2010
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Daily Snapshot
Connecticut 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?
32% Strongly
approve
19% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
39% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Jodi Rell has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job she’s
been doing?
22% Strongly approve
45% Somewhat approve
23% Somewhat disapprove
10% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Connecticut Senate Race
Rob
Simmons (R) |
35% |
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
54% |
Some
other candidate |
4% |
Not sure |
7% |
Linda
McMahon (R) |
36% |
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
56% |
Some
other candidate |
3% |
Not sure |
4% |
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 CT Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Blumenthal |
40% |
30% |
15% |
12% |
3% |
Simmons |
14% |
46% |
22% |
4% |
14% |
McMahon |
16% |
35% |
20% |
14% |
15% |
5* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
9% Excellent
34%
Good
41% Fair
12% Poor
3% Not sure
6* Are your personal finances getting better
these days, or worse?
16% Better
45% Worse
37% About
the same
1% Not sure
7* Is it possible to balance the federal budget without raising
taxes?
46%
Yes
34%
No
19%
Not sure
8* Do you
favor or oppose an income tax cut for all Americans?
54%
Favor
28%
Oppose
18%
Not sure
9* Which is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or
increasing government spending?
55% Cutting taxes
15% Increasing government spending
22% Neither
7% Not sure
10* Who is winning the War on
Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
46% United States and its allies
24% Terrorists
21% Neither
8% Not Sure
11* Is the United States today safer than it was before the 9/11
terrorist attacks?
44% Yes
37% No
19% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence