New Poll Numbers for the Governor/President

From the Capitol Fax Blog -Rich Miller
www.thecapitolfaxblog.com


* Rasmussen’s latest Illinois poll is out.
Survey of 500 likely Illinois voters taken October 17, 2007. Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence…
1 - How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President?
14% Excellent17% Good
16% Fair52% Poor
1% Not Sure
* BUSH TOTALS: 31% good or excellent… 68% fair or poor… (32 and 67 in Rasmussen’s August poll)
2 - How do you rate the way that Rod Blagojevich is performing his role as Governor?
5% Excellent11% Good
37% Fair46% Poor
1% Not Sure
* BLAGOJEVICH TOTALS: 16% good or excellent… 83% fair or poor… (22 and 78 in Rasmussen’s August poll)
Oof. Could it get any worse for the governor? Now he’s polling much worse than Bush, and dropping like a stone. Wow.
* Now, on to gaming and mass transit…
5 - How closely have you followed recent news stories about the Chicago Transit Authority’s financial issues?
24% Very closely29% Somewhat closely25% Not very closely21% Not at all0% Not sure
6 - A proposal has been made to authorize more casinos in Illinois with the money going to help fund public transportation in Chicago. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?
31% Favor57% Oppose13% Not sure
7 - Suppose a choice had to be made between authorizing more casinos or having the Chicago Transit Authority cut half its routes. Which would you prefer?
51% Authorizing more casinos32% Having the Chicago Transit Authority cut half its routes17% Not sure
9 - [asked only of those who said at least once a week to the question: How often do you ride subways, trains, and buses in and around Chicago?]
Will you continue to ride CTA public transportation if fares go up to $3 or higher?
50% Yes43% No7% Not sure
10 - [asked only of those who said at least once a week]
Will you drive more if suburban bus and commuter train fares go up?
35% Yes55% No11% Not sure
Folks aren’t happy with gaming expansion for transit, and very big percentages threaten to abandon public transportation if a fare increase is enacted, as House GOP Leader Tom Cross and some Senate Republicans are suggesting. Not surprising.
* Also, according to the poll, 91 percent say they have health insurance, which is a lot more than what’s usually reported. Of those who say they have insurance, 40% rted their coverage as “Excellent,” 35% said it was “Good,” 20% said “Fair” and 4% rated it “Poor,” while 0% were not sure.

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