Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Pennsylvania Senatorial Survey

Quinnipiac Pennsylvania Senatorial Survey

• Pat Toomey (R) 50% (43%) {42%} [42%] (39%) {40%} [38%] (39%)
• Joe Sestak (D) 43% (43%) {40%} [34%] (36%) {35%} [35%] (35%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Pat Toomey 44% (35%) {29%} [29%] (26%) {35%} [34%] (34%) / 31% (13%) {9%} [9%] (8%) {10%} [12%] (10%) {+13%}
• Joe Sestak 44% (31%) {32%} [20%] (18%) {20%} [21%] (23%) / 34% (20%) {14%} [11%] (6%) {9%} [8%] (7%) {+10%}

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you believe most shares your values?

• Pat Toomey (R) 47%
• Joe Sestak (D) 41%

Would you like to see the next United States Senator elected from Pennsylvania generally support Barack Obama's policies or oppose Barack Obama's policies?

• Support 43%
• Oppose 52%

Would you prefer to have the Democrats or the Republicans control the U.S Senate next year, or doesn't it matter to you?

• Republicans 46%
• Democrats 35%
• Doesn't matter 16%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

• Approve 40% (46%) {46%} [45%] (49%) {49%} [49%] (56%)
• Disapprove 56% (49%) {48%} [49%] (46%) {45%} [42%] (37%)

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?

• Approve 39% (40%) [40%] (44%) {45%} [46%]
• Disapprove 58% (55%) [55%] (51%) {50%} [47%]

Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now?

• Doing the right thing 49% (48%)
• Should not be involved 42% (45%)

Among Republicans

• Doing the right thing 61% (61%)
• Should not be involved 29% (33%)

Among Democrats

• Doing the right thing 37% (36%)
• Should not be involved 56% (59%)

Do you approve or disapprove of the federal health care overhaul?

• Approve 34% (37%)
• Disapprove 59% (54%)

Survey of 684 likely voters was conducted September 15-19, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted July 6-11, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 4-10, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 30 - April 5, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 22-28, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted December 8-14, 2009 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 22-28, 2009 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 14-19, 2009 are in parentheses.