Poll Watch: Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News West Virginia Senatorial Special Election Survey

Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News West Virginia Senatorial Special Election Survey

• John Raese (R) 48% (48%) [48%]
• Joe Manchin (D) 46% (45%) [43%] 
• Other 3% (2%) [3%]
• Not sure 3% (4%) [6%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Joe Manchin 69% (69%) [65%] / 27% (23%) [26%] {+42%}
• John Raese 43% (40%) [42%] / 45% (44%) [37%] {-2%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Manchin is doing as Governor?

• Approve 69% (69%) [66%]
• Disapprove 23% (21%) [24%]

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

• Approve 29% (27%) [29%]
• Disapprove 65% (63%) [65%]

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

• Helped 15% (13%) [12%]
• Hurt 59% (62%) [55%]
• Not made much of a difference 22% (22%) [28%]

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted October 23, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 16, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 2, 2010 are in square brackets.