Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 3

2008 election: McCain 53 percent, Obama 45 percent

Rasmussen says 60 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 54 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 40 percent approve. Fifty-one percent say Obama's policies are to blame for the current state of the economy while 46 percent still point the finger at the Bush administration, with 3 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent say the $787 billion economic stimulus program approved last year has hurt the economy, 31 percent say it has helped, 120 percent say it has made no impact and 2 percent are undecided.

Arkansas

Rasmussen Reports, Sept. 30

2008 election: McCain 59 percent, Obama 39 percent

Rasmussen says 66 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 56 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 34 percent approve. Sixty-two percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 51 percent "strongly" in favor) while 30 percent are opposed, with 7 percent undecided. Seventy percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 21 percent are opposed, with 9 percent undecided. Fifty-two percent say the $787 billion economic stimulus program approved last year has hurt the economy, 25 percent say it has helped, 18 percent say it has made no impact and 5 percent are undecided.

California

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 14; Marist Institute/McClatchy, Sept. 26-28; Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research, Sept. 25

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 45 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 47 percent approve. Fifty-six percent support repeal of the health care reform law (with 46 percent "strongly" in support) while 40 percent are opposed, with 4 percent undecided. Forty-one percent believe the job market is worse than a year ago, 16 percent say it is improving and 42 percent rate it as the same.

Marist says 56 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 39 percent disapprove. Fifty-four percent of independents disapprove.

Fox says 56 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 38 percent approve, with 6 percent undecided. Thirty-nine percent say their vote in the Senate race is intended to express opposition to Obama, 21 percent say it will be to support him and 40 percent say he is not a factor in their decision. Forty-nine percent say Obama's economic policies have hurt Colorado while 26 percent say they have helped, with 22 percent saying they have made no difference. Fifty-eight percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 34 percent are opposed, with 9 percent undecided. Fifty-three percent favor repeal of the new health care law, while 39 percent oppose it, with 8 percent undecided. Rasmussen says 55 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 44 percent approve.

Connecticut

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 14; Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research, Oct. 9; Public Policy Polling, Sept. 30-Oct .2;

2008 election: Obama 60 percent, McCain 38 percent

Rasmussen says 53 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 45 percent disapprove. Fifty-one percent support repeal of the health care reform law (with 41 percent "strongly" in support) while 45 percent are opposed, with 4 percent undecided. Forty-one percent believe the job market is worse than a year ago, 13 percent say it is improving and 45 percent rate it as the same.

Fox says 49 percent disapprove of the way Obama is doing his job while 42 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided. In its poll last week, 48 percent approved of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapproved

PPP says 47 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 45 percent approve, with 8 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 54 percent to 38 percent, with 8 percent undecided.

Delaware

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 14; CNN/Time/Opinion Research, Oct. 8-12; Monmouth University, Oct. 8-11; Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research, Oct. 9; Fairleigh Dickinson University, Sept. 27-Oct. 3

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 37 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 47 percent disapprove. Fifty-two percent support repeal of the health care reform law (with 44 percent "strongly" in support) while 44 percent are opposed, with 4 percent undecided. Forty-three percent say economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 33 percent believe they are improving, 21 percent rate them the same, with 3 percent undecided. Forty-two percent believe the $787 billion economic stimulus package approved last year has helped the economy, 33 percent say it has helped and 22 percent say it has had no impact, with 4 percent undecided.

CNN says voters are divided equally at 47 percent as to whether they approve of the job Obama is doing, with 6 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 50 percent to 44 percent, with 6 percent undecided.

Monmouth says 50 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 45 percent disapprove, with 7 percent undecided.

Fox says 48 percent approve of the way Obama is doing his job while 45 percent disapprove, with 7 percent undecided. Forty-one percent say their vote for Senate will be intended as a show of opposition to Obama's policies, while 36 percent say it reflects support, with 20 percent saying it will not be a factor.

Fairleigh Dickinson says 47 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 45 percent disapprove, with 8 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 52 percent to 34 percent, with 9 percent undecided.

Florida

Quinnipiac University, Oct. 6-10; Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 7

2008 election: Obama 51 percent, McCain 48 percent

Quinnipiac says 54 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 43 percent approve, with 3 percent undecided. Fifty-two percent want their next senator to oppose Obama's policies while 42 percent want their representative to support Obama, with 6 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says 57 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 52 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 41 percent approve. Sixty-three percent support repeal of the health care reform law (with 54 percent "strongly" in support) while 36 percent are opposed. Fifty-three percent believe economic conditions are getting worse, 24 percent say they are improving and 19 percent rate them as the same with 5 percent undecided.

Fox says 57 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 37 percent approve, with 6 percent undecided. Fifty-one percent say their vote for Senate is meant to express opposition to Obama's policies compared to 29 percent who say it is intended as support for them. Sixteen percent say Obama is not a factor. Fifty- seven percent says Obama does not deserve re-election in 2012 while 35 percent say he does, with 8 percent undecided.

Georgia

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 6

2008 election: McCain 52 percent, Obama 47 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 50 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 44 percent approve. Sixty-four percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 55 percent "strongly" in favor) while 33 percent are opposed. Forty-four percent say the economy is getting worse, 21 percent rate it about the same and 31 percent say it is improving, with 4 percent undecided. Thirty-seven percent say the $787 billion economic stimulus program approved last year has helped the economy, 36 percent say it has hurt and 23 percent say it has had not impact, with 4 percent are undecided.

Hawaii

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 13; Daily Kos/Public Policy Polling, Oct. 2-3

2008 election: Obama 72 percent, McCain 28 percent

Rasmussen says 61 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 38 percent disapprove. Forty-eight percent oppose repeal of the health care reform law while 46 percent are in favor of doing so, with 8 percent undecided. Thirty-nine percent believe economic conditions in the country are getting better, 32 percent say they are getting worse and 25 percent rate them as the same, with 4 percent undecided. Forty-three percent believe the $787 billion economic stimulus program approved last year had helped the economy, while 26 percent said it had hurt and 22 percent said it had no impact, with 9 percent undecided.

Daily Kos/PPP says 53 percent approve of Obama's performance while 37 percent disapprove, with 9 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 46 percent to 43 percent, with 11 percent undecided.

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 31

2008 election: McCain 61 percent, Obama 36 percent

Rasmussen says 71 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 63 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 29 percent approve. Fifty-nine percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 27 percent rate them about the same and 13 percent say they are getting better.

Illinois

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 11-12; Southern Illinois University, Sept. 30-Oct .10; Suffolk University, Sept. 30-Oct. 3; Public Policy Polling, Sept. 23-26

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 37 percent

Southern Illinois says 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 48 percent disapprove.

Rasmussen says 53 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 46 percent disapprove, (with 40 percent "strongly" disapproving). Fifty percent oppose repeal of the health care reform law while 46 percent are in favor of doing so, with 4 percent undecided. Forty-two percent believe economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 32 percent say they are improving and 21 percent rate them as the same, with 5 percent undecided.

Suffolk says 49 percent approve of the job he is doing while 40 percent do not, with 11 percent undecided. Voters regard Obama favorably by a 52 percent to 41 percent margin with 6 percent undecided, but they have an even higher opinion of Hillary Clinton, seeing her favorably by 61 percent to 32 percent, with 7 percent undecided. Fifty-three percent do not believe the federal stimulus plan has been effective in Illinois while 36 percent think it has, with 11 percent undecided.

PPP says 49 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 44 percent approve, with 7 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 57 percent to 35 percent, with 8 percent undecided.

Indiana

Rasmussen Reports, Sept. 14-15

2008 election: Obama 49.8 percent, McCain 48.8 percent

Rasmussen says 61 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 50 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 38 percent approve. Forty-nine percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 40 percent "strongly" in favor) while 45 percent are opposed, with 6 percent undecided. Seventy-four percent are somewhat or very angry at the policies of the federal government (with 47 percent "very" angry). Fifty percent say the economy is getting worse, 24 percent rate it about the same and 22 percent say it is improving. Forty-two percent say the job market is about the same as a year ago, 40 percent say it is worse and 15 percent believe it is better.

Iowa

Rasmussen Reports, Sept .23; Des Moines Register, Sept. 19-22

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

The Register says 55 percent of voters are dissatisfied with Obama, up from 50 percent in this poll in February. Among all adults, 50 percent disapprove of the job he is doing up from 47 percent in February. Fifty-nine percent are dissatisfied with Obama's handling of the economy, up from 54 percent earlier this year. Sixty-six percent disapprove of his handling of the budget deficit.

Rasmussen says 54 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 45 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 45 percent approve. Fifty-seven percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 45 percent "strongly" in favor) while 40 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Fifty-nine percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 29 percent are opposed, with 12 percent undecided.

Kansas

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 4

2008 election: McCain 56 percent, Obama 41 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 49 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 36 percent approve. Sixty-six percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 54 percent "strongly" in favor) while 32 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Sixty-nine percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 23 percent are opposed, with 9 percent undecided. Sixty-four percent disagree with the Justice Department's decision to sue Arizona over the law while 28 percent agree, with 8 percent undecided.

Kentucky

Rasmussen Reports, Sept. 7

2008 election: McCain 57 percent, Obama 41 percent

Rasmussen says 64 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 53 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 36 percent approve. Fifty-one percent say the job market is getting worse, 37 percent rate it about the same and 11 percent say it is getting better.

Louisiana

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 30; Public Policy Polling, Aug. 21-22

2008 elections: McCain 59 percent, Obama 40 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 59 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 38 percent approve. Fifty-nine percent oppose the requirement in the new health care law that all Americans must obtain insurance (with 48 percent "strongly" opposed) while 36 percent are in favor of it. Sixty-two percent say economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 21 percent believe they are improving and 13 percent say they are about the same.

PPP says 61 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 35 percent approve, with 5 percent undecided.

Maine

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 12

2008 election: Obama 58 percent, McCain 40 percent

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 4; Washington Post, Sept. 22-26

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 36 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 47 percent disapprove. Fifty-eight percent blame the current state of the economy on the Bush administration while 37 percent believe it is now Obama's responsibility, with 5 percent undecided. Forty-three percent believe the $787 billion economic stimulus program helped the economy, 34 percent say it hurt and 19 percent say it had no impact, with 5 percent undecided.

The Post says 61 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 36 percent disapprove.

Massachusetts

EPIC-MRA, Oct. 3-7; Rasmussen Reports, Sept. 20; Public Policy Polling, Sept. 17-19

2008 election results: Obama 57 percent, McCain 41 percent

EPIC-MRA say 35 percent rate the job Obama is doing as poor, 22 percent say it is just fair, 30 percent call it pretty good and 13 percent say it has been excellent. As to how Obama is viewed, 47 percent see him favorably and 47 percent see him unfavorably.

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 41 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 49 percent approve. Fifty percent favor repeal of the health care reform legislations (with 40 percent "strongly" in favor) while 44 percent are opposed, with 5 percent undecided.

PPP says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 42 percent approve, with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by a 2-to-1 margin. Voters disapprove of the health care reform plan he signed into law by 54 percent to 37 percent, with 8 percent undecided. Fifty-three percent say the economy has got worse since Obama took office while 25 percent say it has improved, with 22 percent undecided.

EPIC-MRA says 49 percent see Obama favorably and 44 percent unfavorably, with 7 percent undecided.

Minnesota

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 6; Minnesota Public Radio/Humphrey Institute, Sept. 22-26

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 49 percent disapprove, (with 41 percent "strongly" disapproving). Fifty percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 41 percent "strongly" in favor) while 47 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Forty percent believe the $787 billion economic stimulus program helped the economy, 33 percent say it hurt and 23 percent say it had no impact, with 4 percent undecided.

MPR says Minnesotans are split at 48 percent each on whether they approve or disapprove of Obama's performance. The poll also matched Obama against potential GOP opponents in 2012 and found Mitt Romney 7 points behind Obama, outgoing Gov. Tim Pawlenty trailing Obama by 9 points and Sarah Palin way behind by about 20 points.

Missouri

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 5; Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research, Oct. 2

2008 election: McCain 49.3 percent, Obama 49.2 percent

Rasmussen says 59 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 50 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 41 percent approve. Sixty-two percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 50 percent "strongly" in favor) while 37 percent are opposed. Forty-nine percent say the economy is getting worse, 20 percent rate it about the same and 28 percent say it is improving, with 3 percent undecided. Thirty-eight percent say the $787 billion economic stimulus program approved last year has hurt the economy, 30 percent say it has helped and 27 percent say it has had not impact, with 5 percent are undecided.

Fox says 58 percent of voters disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 38 percent disapprove, with 4 percent undecided. Fifty-three percent says Democratic Senate candidate Robin Carnahan agrees with Obama's policies too often. Forty percent are angry at the way the federal government is working, 29 percent are dissatisfied, 23 percent are satisfied and 8 percent are enthusiastic. Forty-eight percent say Obama's economic policies have hurt the state, 26 percent say they haven't made much difference, 22 percent believe they have helped and 4 percent are undecided. Fifty-eight percent favor repeal of the health care reform law while 35 percent are opposed, with 7 percent undecided.

Nebraska

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 7

2008 election: McCain 57 percent, Obama 42 percent

Rasmussen says 66 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 57 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 31 percent approve. Seventy-three percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 61 percent "strongly" in favor) while 25 percent are opposed. Forty-eight percent believe economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 27 percent say they are improving and 19 percent rate them as the same, with 5 percent undecided.

Nevada

Mason-Dixon, Research, Oct. 11-12; Suffolk University, Oct. 7-11; Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 11; Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research, Oct. 9; Public Policy Polling, Oct. 7-9

2008 election: Obama 55 percent, McCain 43 percent

Mason-Dixon says 45 percent believe that Obama's policies have hurt the economy, 29 percent say they have improved it, 21 percent say they have had little impact, and 5 percent are undecided. Fifty-two percent support repeal of the health care reform law, 38 percent oppose it and 10 percent are undecided.

Suffolk says 49 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 47 percent disapprove, with 3 percent undecided. Fifty-two percent regard him favorably while 46 percent do not, with 3 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says 54 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 49 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 46 percent approve. Fifty-four percent support the requirement in the health care reform law requiring Americans to obtain coverage (with 49 percent "strongly" in support) while 44 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided.

Fox says 55 percent disapprove of the way Obama is doing his job while 40 percent approve, with 6 percent undecided. Forty-nine percent say their vote for Senate will be intended as a show of opposition to Obama's policies, while 33 percent say it reflects support, with 17 percent saying it will not be a factor.

PPP says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 44 percent approve, with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 58 percent to 39 percent with 3 percent undecided.

New Hampshire

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 10

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 49 percent disapprove, (with 42 percent "strongly" disapproving). Fifty-four percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 43 percent "strongly" in favor) while 42 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent believe economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 29 percent say they are improving and 20 percent rate them as the same, with 4 percent undecided.

New Jersey

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 31; Quinnipiac University, Aug. 9-17; Fairleigh Dickinson University, July 27-Aug.2

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 41 percent

Rasmussen says voters are split 50-50 on whether they approve of Obama's performance or not, (although 40 percent "strongly" disapprove compared to 29 percent who "strongly" approve). Fifty percent say economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 23 percent rate them about the same and 21 percent say they are getting better.

Quinnipiac says Obama's job approval rating in the state has dropped to an all-time low, with voters split at 47 percent each on whether they think he is doing a good job or not. In June, 50 percent had approved of his performance while 47 percent did not.

New Mexico

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 10

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 10-11

2008 election results: McCain 53 percent, Obama 44 percent

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 11; Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research, Oct. 9; Suffolk University, Oct. 4-6; Quinnipiac University, Sept. 29-Oct .3; New York Times/CBS News, Sept. 23-27

2008 election: Obama 51 percent, McCain 47 percent

Rasmussen says 51 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 47 percent approve. Fifty-eight percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 42 percent "strongly" in favor) while 39 percent are opposed, with 4 percent undecided. Forty-eight percent believe economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 26 percent say they are improving and 21 percent rate them as the same, with 5 percent undecided. Thirty-seven percent say the $787 billion stimulus package passed last year had hurt the economy, 33 percent say it has helped and 24 percent say it has had no impact, with 6 percent undecided.

Fox says 58 percent disapprove of the way Obama is doing his job while 33 percent approve, with 8 percent undecided.

Suffolk says 48 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 46 percent approve, with 7 percent undecided. Forty-eight percent view Obama favorably while 46 percent see him unfavorably, with 6 percent undecided.

Quinnipiac says 57 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 35 percent approve, with 7 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 74 percent to 17 percent, with 9 percent undecided. Fifty-four percent say they want the senator they elect this year to oppose Obama's policies while 39 percent want their representative to support them, with 7 percent undecided.

Times/CBS says 47 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 43 percent approve, with 10 percent undecided. Fifty-eight percent are somewhat or very disappointed about the Obama presidency so far, compared to 40 percent who are very or somewhat satisfied. Only 7 percent say they are "very" satisfied. Fifty-five percent disapprove of his handling of the economy while 38 percent approve, with 8 percent undecided. Fifty-nine percent disapprove of his efforts on job creation while 34 percent approve, with 8 percent undecided. Sixty-one percent say Obama has not made real progress on fixing the economy since taking office while 32 percent say he has, with 7 percent undecided. Two-thirds say Obama's economic
programs have not helped them personally. Fifty-four percent don't think Obama has a clear plan for creating jobs while 37 percent thing he has, with 8 percent undecided. By contrast, 52 percent believe Obama understands their needs and problems while 44 percent do not, with 4 percent undecided. Twenty-eight percent blame the current state of the economy on the Bush administration, 20 percent on Wall Street and financial institutions and 9 percent on Obama. (Congress was blamed by 12 percent; 10 percent believed it was "all of the above"; 12 percent it was a combination of all the players; 7 percent answered "someone else"; and 3 percent were undecided). Forty-eight percent say Obama is not a factor in deciding their vote for Ohio's Senate seat, 24 percent say their vote is intended as one against Obama and 22 percent say it will be in support of Obama.

Oklahoma

Rasmussen Reports, Sept. 23

2008 election: McCain 66 percent, Obama 34 percent

Rasmussen says 67 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 60 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 31 percent approve. Seventy percent favor repeal of the health care reform legislation (with 59 percent "strongly" in favor) while 28 percent are opposed, with 2 percent undecided. Seventy percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 21 percent do not, with 10 percent undecided.

Oregon

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 10

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 40 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 42 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 49 percent approve. Fifty percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 42 percent "strongly" in favor) while 46 percent are opposed, with 4 percent undecided. Forty-two percent believe economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 34 percent say they are improving and 20 percent rate them as the same, with 5 percent undecided. Thirty-six percent say the $787 billion stimulus package passed last year had helped the economy, 34 percent say it has hurt and 26 percent say it has had no impact, with 5 percent undecided.

Pennsylvania

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 12; Allentown Morning Call/Muhlenberg College, Sept. 28-Oct .4; Marist Institute/McClatchy, Sept. 26-28; Suffolk University, Sept. 24-27

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 60 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 39 percent approve. Fifty-five percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 45 percent "strongly" in favor) while 41 percent are opposed, with 6 percent undecided. Fifty-one percent believe economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 28 percent say they are improving and 18 percent rate them as the same, with 3 percent undecided. Thirty-seven percent say the $787 billion stimulus package passed last year had hurt the economy, 33 percent say it has hurt and 25 percent say it has had no impact, with 5 percent undecided.

Muhlenberg says 52 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing.

Marist says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 41 percent approve, and that this is a state where Obama's fallen approval rating has had a marked impact on the Democrats' chances in the Senate race.

Suffolk says 51 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 41 percent approve, with 7 percent undecided. Fifty percent view Obama unfavorably while 42 percent see him favorably, with 8 percent undecided.

Rhode Island

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 4

2008 election: Obama 63 percent, McCain 35 percent

Rasmussen says 54 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 45 percent disapprove. Sixty-six percent blame current economic conditions on the Bush administration while 29 percent say they are Obama's responsibility, with 5 percent undecided. Thirty-seven percent say the $787 billion economic stimulus program approved last year has helped the economy, 29 percent say it has hurt, 27 percent say it has made no impact and 7 percent are undecided.

South Carolina

Rasmussen says 61 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 52 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 38 percent approve. Seventy-one percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 58 percent "strongly" in favor) while 24 percent are opposed, with 5 percent undecided. Sixty-nine percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 20 percent are opposed, with 10 percent undecided.

South Dakota

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 6; Dallas Morning News, Sept. 15-22

2008 election: McCain 55 percent, Obama 44 percent

Rasmussen says 60 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 54 percent "strongly" disapproving)

while 39 percent approve. Sixty-six percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 57 percent "strongly" in favor) while 31 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Forty-nine percent say economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 28 percent say they are getting better and 21 percent rate them as the same.

The Morning News says 52 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 40 percent approve, with 7 percent undecided.

Utah

Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 13

2008 election: McCain 62 percent, Obama 34 percent

Rasmussen says 68 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 59 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 32 percent approve. Sixty-seven percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 56 percent "strongly" in favor) while 31 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Forty-five percent believe economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 25 percent say they are improving and 22 percent rate them as the same, with 8 percent undecided.

Vermont

Rasmussen Reports, Sept. 13

2008 elections: Obama 67 percent, McCain 30 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent approve of the job Obama is doing (with 41 percent "strongly" approving) while 37 percent disapprove. Thirty-nine percent say the economy is getting worse, 24 percent rate it about the same and 35 percent say it is getting better.

Virginia

Rasmussen Reports, July 18

2008 election: Obama 53 percent, McCain 46 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 40 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 49 percent approve. Fifty-six percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 42 percent "strongly" in favor) while 41 percent are opposed. Fifty-one percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 34 percent are opposed, with 15 percent undecided. Forty-eight percent disagree with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over the law while 38 percent agree, with 14 percent undecided.

Washington State

CNN/Times/Opinion Research, Oct. 8-12; Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research, Oct. 9; Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 6

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 40 percent

CNN says 48 percent approve of Obama's performance while 47 percent disapprove, with 5 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 54 percent to 38 percent, with 8 percent undecided.

Fox says 49 percent disapprove of the way Obama is doing his job while 44 percent approve, with 8 percent undecided. Forty-five percent say their vote for Senate will be intended as a show of opposition to Obama's policies, while 32 percent say it reflects support, with 17 percent saying it will not be a factor.

Rasmussen says 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 50 percent disapprove, (with 40 percent "strongly" disapproving). Fifty percent favor repeal of the health care reform law while 47 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent say economic conditions in the country are getting worse, 28 percent say they are getting better and 20 percent rate them the same, with 4 percent undecided.

West Virginia

CNN/Time/Opinion Research, Oct. 8-12; Rasmussen Reports, Oct. 12; Public Policy Polling, Oct. 9-10; Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research, Oct. 2

Election 2008: McCain 56 percent, Obama 43 percent

Rasmussen says 61 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 51 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 37 percent approve. Sixty-six percent favor repeal of the health care reform law (with 51 percent "strongly" in favor) while 29 percent are opposed, with 5 percent undecided.

PPP says 61 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 33 percent approve, with 6 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 71 percent to 25 percent, with 4 percent undecided, and even 43 percent of Democrats disapprove of the job he is doing.

Fox says voters disapprove of the job Obama is doing by 65 percent to 29 percent, with 6 percent undecided. Sixty percent say their vote in the Senate race will be an expression of opposition to Obama's policies. Forty-one percent are angry at the way the federal government is working and another 34 percent are dissatisfied. Fifty-five percent say Obama's economic policies have hurt the state's economy. Sixty-three percent favor repeal of the health care reform law.