Toplines - 2010 Kentucky Senate Race - February 2, 2010
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Kentucky
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted February 2, 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?
28%
Strongly approve
14% Somewhat approve
11%
Somewhat disapprove
46% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Steve
Beshear has been doing as Governor… do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing?
10%
Strongly approve
39% Somewhat approve
29% Somewhat disapprove
19% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
3* 2010
Kentucky Senate Race
|
January 6, 2010 |
February 2, 2010 |
Trey
Grayson (R) |
44% |
49% |
Daniel Mongiardo (D) |
37% |
35% |
Some
other candidate |
8% |
5% |
Not sure |
11% |
11% |
|
January 6, 2010 |
February 2, 2010 |
Rand
Paul (R) |
49% |
48% |
Daniel Mongiardo (D) |
35% |
37% |
Some
other candidate |
3% |
3% |
Not sure |
13% |
12% |
|
January 6, 2010 |
February 2, 2010 |
Trey Grayson
(R) |
45% |
44% |
Jack
Conway (D) |
35% |
40% |
Some
other candidate |
7% |
3% |
Not sure |
12% |
12% |
|
January 6, 2010 |
February 2, 2010 |
Rand
Paul (R) |
46% |
47% |
Jack
Conway (D) |
38% |
39% |
Some
other candidate |
4% |
3% |
Not sure |
12% |
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 KY Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Grayson |
13% |
48% |
13% |
5% |
21% |
Mongiardo |
14% |
31% |
27% |
16% |
13% |
Paul |
21% |
33% |
17% |
9% |
20% |
Conway |
11% |
36% |
24% |
8% |
21% |
5* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
9% Excellent
28%
Good
41% Fair
18% Poor
3% Not sure
6* Are your personal finances getting better
these days, or worse?
20% Better
42% Worse
35% About
the same
4% Not sure
7* Is it possible to balance the federal budget without raising
taxes?
51%
Yes
34%
No
16%
Not sure
8* Do you
favor or oppose an income tax cut for all Americans?
51%
Favor
32%
Oppose
17%
Not sure
9* Which is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or
increasing government spending?
60% Cutting taxes
18% Increasing government spending
16% Neither
5% Not sure
10* Who is winning the War on
Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
49% United States and its allies
21% Terrorists
21% Neither
8% Not Sure
11* Is the United States today safer than it was before the 9/11
terrorist attacks?
40% Yes
43% No
17% Not sure
12* Generally
speaking, when it comes to important national issues, whose judgment do you
trust more—the American people or America’s political leaders?
73% The American people
16% America’s political leaders
11% Not sure
13* Some people believe that the federal
government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its
own interests. What do you think? Has the federal government become a special
interest group?
71% Yes
18% No
11% Not sure
14* Do
government and big business often work together in ways that hurt consumers and
investors?
73% Yes
13% No
14% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence