February 2010 Poll Results

Posted on March 8, 2010 in Poll Results

  1. Do you feel things in North Carolina are generally headed in the right direction or have gotten off on the wrong track?
    Right Direction 28%
    Wrong Track 57%
    Not Sure 15%
  2. If the election for North Carolina State Legislature were held today, would you be voting:
    Democratic 38%
    Republican 34%
    Neither 7%
    Not Sure 21%
  3. If the election for US Congress were held today, would you be voting:
    Democratic 38%
    Republican 36%
    Neither 5%
    Not Sure 21%
  4. Besides the economy and unemployment, what North Carolina issue concerns you the most?
    Reducing Health Care Costs 31%
    Public Education 20%
    Holding down taxes 19%
    Government Corruption 13%
    Illegal Immigration 9%
    None 3%
    Not Sure 5%
  5. Opinion of Barack Obama?
    Favorable 51%
    Unfavorable 35%
    No opinion 14%
    Not Aware >1%
  6. Opinion of Bev Perdue?
    Favorable 38%
    Unfavorable 35%
    No opinion 23%
    Not Aware 3%
  7. Opinion of Richard Burr?
    Favorable 30%
    Unfavorable 18%
    No opinion 37%
    Not Aware 16%
  8. Opinion of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina?
    Favorable 46%
    Unfavorable 28%
    No opinion 24%
    Not Aware 2%
  9. Opinion of Tea Party Movement?
    Favorable 29%
    Unfavorable 28%
    No opinion 29%
    Not Aware 15%
  10. If the Democratic Primary for US Senate were held today, would you be voting for: Elaine Marshall, Cal Cunningham or Kenneth Lewis?
    Marshall 11%
    Lean Marshall 3%
    Cunningham 3%
    Lean Cunningham 3%
    Lewis 3%
    Lean Lewis 2%
    Not Sure 77%
  11. Which Party is better at: Holding down taxes?
    Republican 41%
    Democratic 26%
    Both Equally 7%
    Neither 12%
    Not Sure 14%
  12. Creating jobs and growing the economy?
    Republican 32%
    Democratic 38%
    Both Equally 7%
    Neither 11%
    Not Sure 13%
  13. Fighting government corruption?
    Republican 26%
    Democratic 29%
    Both Equally 10%
    Neither 16%
    Not Sure 20%
  14. Reducing health care cost?
    Republican 26%
    Democratic 29%
    Both Equally 10%
    Neither 16%
    Not Sure 20%
  15. Controlling illegal immigration?
    Republican 35%
    Democratic 24%
    Both Equally 7%
    Neither 15%
    Not Sure 21%
  16. How close have you followed the scandals involving former Governor Mike Easley?
    Very Closely 17%
    Somewhat Closely 48%
    Not closely at all 34%
    Not Sure 2%
  17. Do you support or oppose the health care plan being proposed by President Obama and the Democratic-Controlled Congress?
    Strongly Support 21%
    Somewhat Support 20%
    Strongly Oppose 14%
    Somewhat Oppose 34%
    Not Sure 12%
  18. If taxes had to be raised in order to make up a $200 million shortfall in the state budget, which of the following taxes would you raise:
    None >1%
    Sales Tax 57%
    Income Tax 21%
    Not Sure 22%
  19. Attorney General Roy Cooper recently announced a plan to collect DNA samples from every one arrested on felony charges in North Carolina before going to trial and enter that information into a statewide database. Do you support or oppose this idea?
    Support 60%
    Oppose 29%
    Not Sure 11%
  20. Do you support or oppose the proposal by the state board of education that high school history instruction would start with 1877, removing the teaching of the American Revolution, the Civil War and that Anti-Slavery Movement from High Schools?
    Support 6%
    Oppose 88%
    Not Sure 6%
  21. Do you support or oppose State Government requiring the use of a hands free device when using a cell phone while driving?”
    Support 78%
    Oppose 18%
    Not Sure 4%
  22. Do you support or oppose a proposal limiting state budget growth to the growth in populations and inflation and any excess money raised would go into a fund to pay for the $26 billion liability for future health care and retirement costs for teachers and state employees?
    Support 52%
    Oppose 24%
    Not Sure 24%
  23. Would you support or oppose a ban on government agencies and state universities hiring lobbyists?
    Support 43%
    Oppose 42%
    Not Sure 16%
  24. North Carolina is considering privatizing its state run ABC system of selling liquor. Some say the system should be privatized because it would raise money for the state and get government out of the liquor business. Others say that by privatizing the system it will lead to increased availability and consumption of liquor which is a detriment to society. Which opinion do you share?
    Support Privatizing 47%
    Oppose Privatizing 37%
    Not Sure 16%
  25. Would you be more or less likely to vote for a candidate who describes themselves as moderate?
    More 34%
    Less 23%
    No difference 30%
    Not Sure 13%
This article was posted in Poll Results on March 8, 2010 at 3:48 PM.

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