Poll Watch: Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News Washington Senatorial Survey

Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News Washington Senatorial Survey

• Patty Murray (D) 48%
• Dino Rossi (R) 47%
• Other 2%
• Not sure 3%

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

• Approve 44%
• Disapprove 49%

All in all, would you rather have bigger government that provides more services or smaller government that provides fewer services?

• Bigger government that provides more services 33%
• Smaller government that provides fewer services 55%

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

• Helped 30%
• Hurt 39%
• Not made much of a difference 25%

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 47%
• Oppose repealing the health care law 46%

How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?

• Strongly support 26%
• Somewhat support 15%
• Somewhat oppose 8%
• Strongly oppose 32%

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted September 25, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.