Poll Watch: Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates (R) Washington Senatorial Survey

Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates (R) Washington Senatorial Survey

• Dino Rossi (R) 48% (44%) [46%]
• Patty Murray (D) 42% (45%) [46%]
• Undecided 10% (11%) [8%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Dino Rossi 46% (44%) [44%] / 41% (34%) [39%] {+5%}
• Patty Murray 45% (43%) [46%] / 45% (40%) [36%] {0%}
• Barack Obama 47% (50%) [49%] / 48% (45%) [44%] {-1%}

Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

• Approve 45% (49%) (49%)
• Disapprove 50% (45%) (46%)

Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job Patty Murray is doing as US Senator?

• Approve 45% (46%) [51%]
• Disapprove 48% (41%) [39%]

On the issue of abortion, would you say that you are pro-choice or pro-life?

• Pro-choice 46% (53%) [49%]
• Pro-life 41% (34%) [41%]

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted September 26-27, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 28% (33%) [34%] Democrat; 27% (28%) [27%] Republican; 37% (31%) [32%] Independent. Political ideology: 37% (35%) [37%] Conservative; 37% (40%) [36%] Moderate; 18% (18%) [22%] Liberal. Results from the poll conducted in July are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted in June are in square brackets.