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

Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News Illinois Senatorial Survey 

Senatorial Election

• Mark Kirk (R) 46% {43%} [42%]
• Alexi Giannoulias (D) 42% {41%} [40%]
• LeAlan Jones (G) 6% {7%} [7%]
• Other 2% {2%} [2%]
• Not sure 4% {7%} [9%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mark Kirk 41% {34%} / 37% {44%} {+4%}
• Alexi Giannoulias 36% {33%} / 55% {52%} {-19%}

Gubernatorial Election

• Bill Brady (R) 44% {44%} [46%]
• Pat Quinn (D) 38% {39%} [36%]
• Scott Lee Cohen (I) 6% {6%}
• Rich Whitney (G) 4% {4%} [8%]
• Other 2% {1%} [1%]
• Not sure 6% {6%} [9%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Bill Brady 43% {42%} / 39% {40%} {+4%}
• Pat Quinn 38% {37%} / 53% {52%} {-15%}

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

• Approve 46% {45%} [46%]
• Disapprove 47% {47%} [46%]

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

• Helped 27% {31%} [30%]
• Hurt 42% {43%} [36%]
• Not made much of a difference 26% {23%} [28%]

How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?

• Strongly support 22% {24%} [24%]
• Somewhat support 22% {21%} [20%]
• Somewhat oppose 10% {11%} [10%]
• Strongly oppose 31% {32%} [31%]

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted October 30, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 23, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 25, 2010 are in square brackets.