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

Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News Illinois Senatorial Survey 

Senatorial Election

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

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mark Kirk 34% / 44% {-10%}
• Alexi Giannoulias 33% / 52% {-19%}

Gubernatorial Election

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

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Bill Brady 42% / 40% {+2%}
• Pat Quinn 37% / 52% {-15%}

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

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

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

• Helped 31% [30%]
• Hurt 43% [36%]
• Not made much of a difference 23% [28%]

How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?

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

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