Toplines - 2010 Missouri Senate - December 15, 2009
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Missouri State Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted December 15, 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?
29%
Strongly approve
18% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
43% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Jay
Nixon has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
16% Strongly approve
47% Somewhat approve
20% Somewhat disapprove
13% Strongly disapprove
4% Not sure
Roy
Blunt (R) |
44% |
Robin
Carnahan (D) |
46% |
Some
other candidate |
4% |
Not sure |
6% |
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 MO Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Blunt |
18% |
32% |
24% |
19% |
7% |
Carnahan |
28% |
23% |
21% |
22% |
6% |
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?
25% Strongly favor
15% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
47% Strongly oppose
3% Not sure
6* 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?
63% Increase the deficit
15% Reduce the deficit
15% No impact on the deficit
8% Not sure
7*To cover
the cost of health care reform, how likely is it that taxes will have to be
raised on the middle class?
63% Very likely
18% Somewhat likely
11% Not very likely
3% Not at all likely
5% Not sure
8* Would you favor or
oppose the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit health insurance
option that people could choose instead of a private health insurance plan?
39% Favor
41% Oppose
20% Not sure
9* Suppose
that the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit health insurance option
encouraged companies to drop private health insurance coverage for their
workers. Workers would then be covered by the government option. Would you
favor or oppose the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit health
insurance option if it encouraged companies to drop private health insurance
coverage for their workers?
24% Favor
61% Oppose
15% Not sure
10* Overall, how would you rate President Obama’s handling
of the situation in
15%
Excellent
23% Good
28% Fair
32% Poor
1% Not sure
11* Do you favor or oppose the President’s proposal to send
30,000 more troops to
55% Favor
27% Oppose
18% Not sure
12* Do you favor or oppose the President’s commitment to a
timetable that would begin withdrawing troops from
51% Favor
40% Oppose
9% Not sure
13*
Overall, do you favor or oppose President Obama’s new plan for the war in
34% Favor
38% Oppose
27% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence