Poll Watch: Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News West Virginia Senatorial Special Election Survey

Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News West Virginia Senatorial Special Election Survey

• John Raese (R) 48%
• Joe Manchin (D) 43% 
• Other 3%
• Not sure 6%

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• John Raese (R) 38.4%
• Joe Manchin (D) 36.6%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Joe Manchin 65% / 26% {+39%}
• John Raese 42% / 37% {+5%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Manchin is doing as Governor?

• Approve 66%
• Disapprove 24%

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

• Approve 29%
• Disapprove 65%

Have the policies of the Obama administration helped or hurt West Virginia’s economy, or have they not made much of a difference either way?

• Helped 12%
• Hurt 55%
• Not made much of a difference 28%

Thinking about the health care law that was passed earlier this year, would you favor repealing the new law to keep it from going into effect, or would you oppose repealing the new law?

• Favor repealing the health care law 63%
• Oppose repealing the health care law 27%

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted October 2, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 48% Democrat; 36% Republican; 16% Independent/Other.  Click here to view crosstabs.