Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Poll Watch: CBS News/New York Times Ohio Political Survey

CBS News/New York Times Ohio Political Survey

Senatorial Election
  • Rob Portman (R) 45%
  • Lee Fisher (D) 34%
Gubernatorial Election
  • John Kasich (R) 43%
  • Ted Strickland (D) 42%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling his job as Governor?
  • Approve 38%
  • Disapprove 49%
Do you think Ted Strickland does or does not have a clear plan for creating jobs in Ohio?
  • Does 29%
  • Does not 56%
Do you think John Kasich does or does not have a clear plan for creating jobs in Ohio?
  • Does 23%
  • Does not 41%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
  • Approve 43%
  • Disapprove 47%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?
  • Approve 38%
  • Disapprove 55%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling job creation?
  • Approve 34%
  • Disapprove 59%
Do you think Barack Obama does or does not have a clear plan for creating jobs?
  • Approve 37%
  • Disapprove 54%
Since he took office, has Barack Obama made real progress in fixing the economy or hasn’t he made real progress in fixing the economy?
  • Made real progress 32%
  • Hasn't made real progress 61%
In general which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama presidency so far --- Would you say you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat disappointed or very disappointed?
  • Very satisfied 7%
  • Somewhat satisfied 33%
  • Somewhat disappointed 28%
  • Very disappointed 30%
If the 2010 election for U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate in your district?
  • Republican candidate 43%
  • Democratic candidate 39%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, would you prefer that the Democrats keep control of the House of Representatives, that the Republicans win control of the House of Representatives, or does it not matter to you one way or the other?
  • Prefer Republicans 35%
  • Prefer Democrats 33%
  • Doesn't matter 28%
Regardless of how you usually vote, do you think the Republican party or the Democratic party is more likely to create new jobs?
  • Republican Party 41%
  • Democratic Party 38%
From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the health care law that was enacted last March?
  • Approve 37%
  • Disapprove 51%
From what you know so far, which comes closest to your own view? 1. the economic stimulus package has already created a substantial number of new jobs in Ohio OR 2. it will create a substantial number of new jobs but hasn't done that yet OR 3. it will not create a substantial number of new jobs?
  • Has already created jobs 8%
  • Will create jobs 38%
  • Will never create new jobs 48%
Survey of 941 likely voters was conducted September 23-27, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.

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