Poll Watch: Rasmussen Texas Gubernatorial Survey

Rasmussen Texas Gubernatorial Survey

• Rick Perry (R) 53% (48%) {49%} [50%] (48%) {51%} [48%] (49%) {47%} [48%] (50%)
• Bill White (D) 42% (42%) {41%} [41%] (40%) {38%} [44%] (43%) {41%} [39%] (40%)

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• Rick Perry (R) 58%
• Bill White (D) 42%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Perry 59% (52%) {61%} [60%] (53%) {55%} [59%] (54%) {53%} [54%] (55%) / 40% (44%) {37%} [38%] (45%) {43%} [37%] (46%) {45%} [44%] (42%) {+19%}
• Bill White 46% (42%) {50%} [52%] (55%) {47%} [54%] (54%) {55%} [46%] (49%) / 50% (47%) {41%} [41%] (36%) {41%} [36%] (34%) {32%} [38%] (35%) {-4%}

How would you rate the job Rick Perry has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 19% (15%) {21%} [16%] (16%) {15%} [19%] (17%) {15%} [11%] (16%)
• Somewhat approve 37% (37%) {34%} [39%] (37%) {40%} [40%] (37%) {37%} [39%] (37%)
• Somewhat disapprove 15% (17%) {21%} [19%] (23%) {18%} [18%] (22%) {20%} [24%] (23%)
• Strongly disapprove 28% (31%) {24%} [25%] (22%) {24%} [22%] (22%) {26%} [24%] (23%)

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

• Strongly approve 27% (26%) {20%} [25%] (28%) {27%} [29%] (27%) {25%} [27%] (29%)
• Somewhat approve 12% (13%) {14%} [12%] (12%) {15%} [13%] (9%) {16%} [14%] (15%)
• Somewhat disapprove 6% (6%) {11%} [7%] (9%) {7%} [6%] (8%) {7%} [10%] (8%)
• Strongly disapprove 54% (55%) {54%} [56%] (51%) {50%} [52%] (55%) {50%} [48%] (46%)

Survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted October 6, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 41% (40%) Republican; 32% (31%) Democrat; 27% (28%) Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 22, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 22, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 13, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 16, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 13, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 14, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 3, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 22, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 1, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 17, 2010 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Eighty-five percent (85%) of Texas Republicans now support Perry, while White has the backing of 86% of the state’s Democrats. Voters not affiliated with either of the major parties give a 25-point advantage to the GOP candidate.