Poll Watch: Rasmussen Massachusetts Gubernatorial Survey

Rasmussen Massachusetts Gubernatorial Survey

• Deval Patrick (D) 43% (42%) [39%] {38%} (41%) [45%] {35%} (35%) [33%]
• Charlie Baker (R) 39% (38%) [34%] {32%} (34%) [31%] {27%} (32%) [28%]
• Tim Cahill (I) 11% (11%) [18%] {17%} (16%) [14%] {23%} (19%) [25%]

With Leaners

• Deval Patrick (D) 47% (45%) [44%] 
• Charlie Baker (R) 42% (42%) [42%] 
• Tim Cahill (I) 6% (5%) [8%]

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• Deval Patrick (D) 52% (51%) [50%]
• Charlie Baker (R) 42% (44%) [39%]
• Tim Cahilll (I) 6% (5%) [10%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Deval Patrick 55% (52%) [48%] {51%} (52%) [53%] {49%} (43%) [42%] / 43% (46%) [50%] {48%} (47%) [47%] {48%} (55%) [56%] {+12%}
• Charlie Baker 52% (50%) [48%] {36%} (46%) [41%] {43%} (46%) [42%] / 40% (34%) [36%] {46%} (35%) [34%] {32%} (26%) [29%] {+12%}
• Tim Cahill 37% (40%) [40%] {44%} / 54% (45%) [44%] {38%} {-17%}

How would you rate the job Deval Patrick has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 23% (19%) [21%] {18%} (14%) [12%] {12%} (14%) [11%]
• Somewhat approve 25% (30%) [25%] {32%} (34%) [36%] {34%} (25%) [23%]
• Somewhat disapprove 17% (18%) [19%] {13%} (20%) [19%] {20%} (24%) [27%]
• Strongly disapprove 34% (32%) [33%] {36%} (30%) [31%] {33%} (37%) [37%]

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?

• Strongly approve 34% (34%) [33%] {37%} (33%) [42%] {37%} (34%) [31%]
• Somewhat approve 20% (20%) [23%] {19%} (23%) [21%] {19%} (20%) [24%]
• Somewhat disapprove 11% (10%) [9%] {10%} (11%) [11%] {11%} (11%) [9%]
• Strongly disapprove 34% (35%) [34%] {35%} (32%) [26%] {33%} (35%) [35%]

Survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted September 28, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 42% (41%) Democrat; 21% (18%) Republican; 37% (41%) Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 15, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 1, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 22, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 21, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 10, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 5, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 8, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 23, 2009 are in square brackets.