Poll Watch: PPP (D) West Virginia Senatorial Special Election Survey

PPP (D) West Virginia Senatorial Special Election Survey

• Joe Manchin (D) 50% [48%] (43%)
• John Raese (R) 44% [45%] (46%)
• Undecided 6% [7%] (10%)

Among Men

• John Raese (R) 49% [49%] (50%)
• Joe Manchin (D) 45% [44%] (39%)
• Undecided 6% [7%] (10%)

Among Women

• Joe Manchin (D) 54% [51%] (47%)
• John Raese (R) 38% [41%] (42%)
• Undecided 7% [7%] (11%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Joe Manchin’s job performance?

• Approve 69% [68%] (59%)
• Disapprove 23% [22%] (32%)

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of John Raese?

• Favorable 42% [39%] (41%)
• Unfavorable 47% [46%] (35%)

Would you rather have Joe Manchin as Governor or a Senator?

• Governor 48% [47%]
• Senator 39% [38%]

Would you rather Democrats or Republicans controlled the next Congress?

• Republicans 52% [48%] (54%)
• Democrats 40% [43%] (37%)

Do you think the national Democratic Party is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 55% [53%] (57%)
• Too conservative 7% [8%] (8%)
• About right 32% [34%] (29%)

Do you think the national Republican Party is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 19% [19%] (23%)
• Too conservative 33% [37%] (32%)
• About right 41% [36%] (37%)

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

• Approve 31% [33%] (30%)
• Disapprove 65% [61%] (64%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Jay Rockefeller’s job performance?

• Approve 47% [51%]
• Disapprove 43% [40%]

Survey of 1,246 likely voters was conducted October 23-24, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 55% [55%] (51%) Democrat; 35% [33%] (37%) Republican; 11% [12%] (12%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 46% [48%] (42%) Moderate; 42% [39%] (45%) Conservative; 13% [13%] (13%) Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 9-10, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 18-19, 2010 are in parentheses.