Toplines - Connecticut Senate Race - September 10, 2009
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Connecticut State Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted September 10, 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?
44% Strongly
approve
15% Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat disapprove
30% 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?
17% Strongly approve
38% Somewhat approve
26% Somewhat disapprove
17% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Connecticut Senate Race
Rob
Simmons (R) |
49% |
Chris
Dodd (D) |
39% |
Some
other candidate |
5% |
Not sure |
6% |
Tom
Foley (R) |
43% |
Chris
Dodd (D) |
40% |
Some
other candidate |
7% |
Not sure |
10% |
Sam Caligiuri (R) |
40% |
Chris
Dodd (D) |
43% |
Some
other candidate |
7% |
Not sure |
10% |
Peter
Schiff (R) |
40% |
Chris
Dodd (D) |
42% |
Some
other candidate |
7% |
Not sure |
10% |
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 CO Governor’s Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Dodd |
10% |
30% |
20% |
39% |
2% |
Simmons |
13% |
40% |
22% |
10% |
15% |
Foley |
4% |
29% |
26% |
9% |
33% |
Caligiuri |
8% |
24% |
22% |
10% |
35% |
Schiff |
6% |
21% |
24% |
11% |
37% |
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?
34% Strongly favor
18% Somewhat favor
8% Somewhat oppose
38% Strongly oppose
2% Not sure
6* If the health care reform plan
passes, will the quality of health care get better, worse, or stay about the
same?
33% Better
41% Worse
18% Staying the same
8% Not sure
7* If the
health care reform plan passes, will the cost of health care go up, go down, or
stay about the same?
43% Cost of health care will go up
24% Cost will go down
26% Stay the same
7% Not sure
8* 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?
58% Increase the deficit
13% Reduce the deficit
23% No impact on the deficit
7% Not sure
9*To cover
the cost of health care reform, how likely is it that taxes will have to be
raised on the middle class?
54% Very likely
16% Somewhat likely
23% Not very likely
3% Not at all likely
4% Not sure
10* In
reacting to the nation’s current economic problems, what worries you more….that
the federal government will do too much or that the federal government will not
do enough?
47% Federal government will do too much
44% Federal government will not do enough
9% Not sure
11* Generally speaking, how would
you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair,
or poor?
1% Excellent
3% Good
48% Fair
46% Poor
1% Not sure
12* Are
economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
36% Better
39% Worse
20% Staying the same
5% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence