Poll Watch: SurveyUSA/KING-5 Washington Senatorial Survey

SurveyUSA/KING-5 Washington Senatorial Survey

• Patty Murray (D) 50% [45%] (42%)
• Dino Rossi (R) 48% [52%] (52%)
• Undecided 3% [3%] (7%)

Among Men

• Dino Rossi (R) 54% [62%] (57%) 
• Patty Murray (D) 44% [35%] (37%)
• Undecided 2% [3%] (6%)

Among Women

• Patty Murray (D) 57% [54%] (47%) 
• Dino Rossi (R) 40% [42%] (46%)
• Undecided 3% [4%] (7%)

Among Independents

• Dino Rossi (R) 54% [59%] (59%) 
• Patty Murray (D) 41% [35%] (33%)
• Undecided 5% [6%] (9%)

Is your opinion of the Tea Party movement favorable or unfavorable?

• Favorable 33% [33%]
• Unfavorable 37% [30%]

Survey of 609 likely voters was conducted September 19-21, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted August 18-19, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 21, 2010 are in parentheses.  Party ID breakdown: 36% [33%] (36%) Democrat; 25% [29%] (23%) Republican; 36% [34%] (39%) Independent.  Political ideology: 40% [40%] (43%) Moderate; 34% [34%] (33%) Conservative; 22% [20%] (19%) Liberal.