Poll Watch: Suffolk University Illinois Political Survey

Suffolk University Illinois Political Survey

SENATORIAL ELECTION

• Mark Kirk (R) 42%
• Alexi Giannoulias (D) 41%
• LeAlan Jones (G) 4%
• Mike Labno (L) 3%
• Undecided 10%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mark Kirk 27% / 31% {-4%}
• Alexi Giannoulias 28% / 35% { -7% }

GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

• Pat Quinn (D) 43%
• Bill Brady (R) 37%
• Scott Lee Cohen (I) 7%
• Rich Whitney (G) 3%
• Lex Green (L) 1%
• Undecided 8%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Pat Quinn 38% / 41% {-3%}
• Bill Brady 28% / 32% {-4%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Pat Quinn is doing as Governor?

• Approve 40%
• Disapprove 46%

Governor Pat Quinn says that he supports civil unions for same-sex couples. His opponent Bill Brady opposes civil unions, and has said he favors an amendment to the Illinois constitution banning equal marriage rights for same-sex citizens. Which of the following do you personally favor?

• Recognition of legal marriage between people of the same sex 30%
• Recognizing civil unions between same-sex couples 24%
• Absolute prohibition of any legally-recognized unions for same-sex couples 37%

Recently several states have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use where the penalty for possession of one ounce or less is considered a minor offense, ranging from $100 to $500. At this time, which of the following describes how you feel about marijuana laws in Illinois. One, it should be fully legal to have one ounce or less for personal use; two, It should be decriminalized to have one ounce or less for personal use; three, It should be legal only when prescribed by a doctor to have one ounce or less or; four, possession of one ounce or less should be illegal under any circumstances.

• It should be fully legal to have one ounce or less for personal use 18%
• It should be decriminalized to have one ounce or less for personal use 19%
• It should be legal only when prescribed by a doctor to have one ounce or less 33%
• Possession of one ounce or less should be illegal under any circumstances 21%

A bill recently re-introduced in Congress called The DREAM act provides a path to citizenship for young people who came to the U.S. as children and are not legal citizens. Under the act, eligible students could apply for a conditional legal status provided they graduate from a two-year college, complete two years of a four-year university, or serve in the military for two years. Would you say that you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the DREAM act?

• Strongly support 36%
• Somewhat support 26%
• Somewhat oppose 11%
• Strongly oppose 17%

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

• Approve 49%
• Disapprove 40%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Hillary Clinton 61% / 32% {+29%}
• Barack Obama 52% / 41% {+11%}
• Roland Burris 20% / 52% {-32%}
• Rod Blagojevich 10% / 79% {-69%}

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted September 30 - October 3, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 35% Democrat; 25% Republican; 38% Independent. Click here to view crosstabs.