Toplines - Arkansas Governor - August 18, 2010 (original) (raw)
Arkansas Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 18, 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?
21% Strongly approve
10% Somewhat approve
13% Somewhat disapprove
56% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Mike Beebe has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
31% Strongly approve
41% Somewhat approve
18% Somewhat disapprove
8% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Arkansas Governor’s Race
| | Jim Keet (R) | Mike Beebe (D) | Some Other Candidate | Not Sure | | | --------------- | -------------- | -------------------- | -------- | --- | | August 18, 2010 | 33% | 53% | 2% | 12% | | July 20, 2010 | 40% | 50% | 3% | 7% | | June 15, 2010 | 33% | 57% | 1% | 9% | | May 19, 2010 | 38% | 53% | 1% | 7% |
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 AR Governor’s Race | Very Favorable | Somewhat Favorable | Somewhat Unfavorable | Very Unfavorable | Not sure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keet | 12% | 34% | 17% | 12% | 24% |
| Beebe | 26% | 41% | 16% | 12% | 5% |
5* Okay now I’m going to read you a short list of names. In political terms, please tell me whether that person is very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal.
| Candidate Ideology | Very Conservative | Somewhat Conservative | Moderate | Somewhat Liberal | Very Liberal | Not sure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keet | 25% | 32% | 18% | 2% | 5% | 18% |
| Beebe | 10% | 16% | 43% | 18% | 8% | 5% |
6* Would it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s] views as mainstream or extreme?
| Candidate Views | Mainstream | Extreme | Not sure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keet | 39% | 27% | 33% |
| Beebe | 58% | 26% | 16% |
7* How would you rate your own personal finances these days?
9% Excellent
35% Good
40% Fair
13% Poor
3% Not sure
8* Are your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?
17% Better
54% Worse
28% About the same
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence