Poll Watch: Rasmussen Wisconsin Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen Wisconsin Senatorial Survey

• Ron Johnson (R) 51% {53%} [50%] (47%) {47%} [48%] (47%) {45%} [44%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 44% {41%} [43%] (46%) {46%} [46%] (46%) {46%} [46%]

With Leaners

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% {54%} [51%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 45% {42%} [44%]

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• Ron Johnson (R) 54 %{55%} [53%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 46% {45%} [47%]

Among Democrats

• Russ Feingold (D) 84% {80%} [86%] (87%) {87%} [88%] (91%) {86%} [89%]
• Ron Johnson (R) 15% {16%} [8%] (9%) {10%} [9%] (5%) {8%} [6%]

Among Republicans

• Ron Johnson (R) 96% {96%} [94%] (89%) {89%} [90%] (93%) {89%} [89%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 4% {3%} [6%] (9%) {6%} [5%] (4%) {2%} [4%]

Among Independents

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% {58%} [59%] (47%) {45%} [49%] (49%) {45%} [38%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 41% {34%} [31%] (37%) {37%} [38%] (33%) {43%} [44%]

Among Liberals

• Russ Feingold (D) 87% {84%} [90%] (93%) {88%} [92%] (89%) {87%} [92%]
• Ron Johnson (R) 12% {13%} [9%] (6%) {10%} [6%] (10%) {10%} [3%]

Among Moderates

• Russ Feingold (D) 61% {59%} [56%] (55%) {63%} [54%] (59%) {55%} [56%]
• Ron Johnson (R) 33% {36%} [36%] (29%) {25%} [35%] (27%) {28%} [32%]

Among Conservatives

• Ron Johnson (R) 85% {84%} [85%] (83%) {81%} [82%] (83%) {78%} [73%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 14% {13%} [13%] (12%) {12%} [13%] (12%) {18%} [18%]

Among Men

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% {63%} [57%] (46%) {51%} [54%] (55%) {52%} [56%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 44% {33%} [38%] (47%) {42%} [42%] (37%) {41%} [37%]

Among Women

• Ron Johnson (R) 52% {46%} [46%] (48%) {43%} [43%] (39%) {38%} [34%]
• Russ Feingold (D) 46% {50%} [49%] (46%) {48%} [50%] (54%) {51%} [55%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Ron Johnson 60% {58%} [61%] (53%) {51%} [51%] (51%) {46%} [42%] / 34% {36%} [33%] (36%) {33%} [36%] (30%) {30%} [25%] {+26%}
• Russ Feingold 49% {49%} [51%] (53%) {50%} [52%] (53%) {52%} [53%] (51%) {51%} [50%] (47%) / 48% {48%} [46%] (44%) {47%} [44%] (43%) {45%} [44%] (48%) {47%} [48%] (48%) {+1%}

How would you rate the job Jim Doyle has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 18% {22%} [17%] (17%) {14%} [13%] (15%) {13%} [18%] (12%) {12%} [16%] (11%)
• Somewhat approve 21% {16%} [22%] (26%) {24%} [25%] (25%) {22%} [23%] (25%) {34%} [24%] (25%)
• Somewhat disapprove 15% {18%} [16%] (13%) {17%} [19%] (18%) {21%} [16%] (18%) {15%} [20%] (20%)
• Strongly disapprove 42% {42%} [41%] (43%) {43%} [41%] (41%) {43%} [41%] (42%) {38%} [40%] (42%)

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

• Strongly approve 30% {31%} [29%] (31%) {30%} [28%] (28%) {29%} [32%] (31%) {29%} [27%] (26%)
• Somewhat approve 16% {17%} [20%] (17%) {19%} [23%] (21%) {20%} [17%] (17%) {23%} [20%] (20%)
• Somewhat disapprove 11% {4%} [9%] (5%) {9%} [7%] (8%) {9%} [9%] (12%) {6%} [14%] (8%)
• Strongly disapprove 40% {46%} [40%] (46%) {41%} [41%] (42%) {42%} [41%] (40%) {42%} [38%] (46%)

Survey of 750 likely voters was conducted October 11, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 40% {40%} [40%] Democrat; 34% {34%} [35%] Republican; 26% {25%} [24%] Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 29, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 24, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 10, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 27, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 13, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 21, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 25, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 20, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 16, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 17, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 26, 2010 are in parentheses.