Poll Watch: McClatchy-Marist Washington Senatorial Survey

McClatchy-Marist Washington Senatorial Survey

• Patty Murray (D) 49% [48%]
• Dino Rossi (R) 48% [47%] 
• Other 2% [1%]
• Undecided 1% [5%]

Already Voted (33%)

• Dino Rossi (R) 49%
• Patty Murray (D) 48%
• Other 2%
• Undecided 1%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Patty Murray 49% [49%] / 44% [44%] {+5%}
• Dino Rossi 46% [46%] / 46% [46%] {0%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job President Barack Obama is doing?

• Approve 47% [48%]
• Disapprove 47% [46%]

Do you think the current economic conditions are mostly something President Obama inherited or are they mostly a result of his own policies?

• Economic conditions mostly inherited 59%
• Economic conditions mostly a result of his own policies 34%

Survey of 638 likely voters was conducted October 26-28, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 31% [32%] Democrat; 25% [21%] Republican; 43% [47%] Independent.  Political ideology: 39% Conservative; 37% Moderate; 24% Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 14-17, 2010 are in square brackets.