Poll Watch: PPP (D) Washington Senatorial Survey

PPP (D) Washington Senatorial Survey

• Patty Murray (D) 49% [49%]
• Dino Rossi (R) 47% [46%]
• Undecided 4% [5%]

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Patty Murray’s job performance?

• Approve 47% [46%]
• Disapprove 48% [45%]

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Dino Rossi?

• Favorable 44% [43%]
• Unfavorable 49% [48%]

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Maria Cantwell’s job performance?

• Approve 44%
• Disapprove 41%

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Christine Gregoire’s job performance?

• Approve 40%
• Disapprove 53%

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 46% [49%]
• Disapprove 48% [47%]

Would you rather Democrats or Republicans held the majority in the next US Senate?

• Republicans 47%
• Democrats 46%

If there was an election for Congress today, would you vote Democratic or Republican?

• Democratic 47%
• Republican 46%

Initiative Measure No. 1098 concerns establishing a state income tax and reducing other taxes. This measure would tax “adjusted gross income” above $200,000 (individuals) and $400,000 (joint-filers), reduce state property tax levies, reduce certain business and occupation taxes, and direct any increased revenues to education and health. Should this measure be enacted into law?

• Yes 38%
• No 50%

Survey of 1,873 likely and actual voters was conducted October 14-16, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 2.3 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 37%  [36%] Democrat; 34% [29%] Republican; 29% [35%] Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 41% [41%] Moderate; 35% [35%] Conservative; 24% [24%] Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted July 27 - August 1, 2010 are in square brackets.