Connecticut - Senate (2010)

Senate (2010)
A Quinnipiac Univ. poll; conducted 7/16-20; surveyed 1,499 RVs; margin of error +/- 2.5%. Subsamples of 612 Dems and 384 GOPers; margins of error +/- 4.0% and +/- 5.0%, respectively (release, 7/23). Tested: Sen. Chris Dodd (D), businessman/ex-USAF officer Merrick Alpert (D), ex-Rep. Rob Simmons (R), ex-Amb. Thomas Foley (R), state Sen. Sam Caligiuri (R) and businessman Peter Schiff (R).

Primary Election Matchup (Dems)
-            All Men Wom 5/25
C. Dodd      52% 50% 53% 44%
M. Alpert    18  25  14  24
Other         2   1   2   1
Not vote      1   1   1   2
Undec        27  24  29  30

Primary Election Matchup (GOPers)
-            All Men Wom 5/25
R. Simmons   42% 52% 32% 48%
S. Caligiuri  5   7   4  10
T. Foley      5   7   4  na
P. Schiff    --  --  --  na
Other         1  --   2   1
Not vote      1   1   2   2
Undec        45  33  56  39

General Election Matchups
-            All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom 5/25 3/31 3/8
R. Simmons   48% 87% 16% 56% 56% 42% 45%  50%  43%
C. Dodd      39   7  74  27  33  44  39   34   42
Other        --  --  --   1   1  --   2    2    1
Not vote      2  --   2   3   1   2   1    2    1
Undec        10   5   8  14   9  11  13   12   12
 
-            All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom 5/25 3/31 3/8
C. Dodd      42% 10% 74% 34% 38% 46% 41%  37%  47%
S. Caligiuri 40  81  12  43  46  36  39   41   34
Other         1   2   1   1   1   1   1    3    2
Not vote      1  --   1   2   1   2   2    2    2
Undec        15   7  12  21  15  15  17   17   16

-            All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom 3/31
T. Foley     42% 82% 11% 46% 49% 37% 43%
C. Dodd      42   9  75  32  38  45  35
Other         1   1   1   1   1   1   3
Not vote      1   1   1   2   1   2   2
Undec        14   7  11  19  12  15  16

-            All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom
C. Dodd      43% 12% 77% 32% 39% 47%
P. Schiff    38  76  11  41  44  33
Other         1   1   1   1   1   1
Not vote      2   1   1   3   2   2
Undec        16   9  12  23  15  17

Fav/Unfav
-            All     GOP     Dem     Ind     5/25    3/31
C. Dodd      40%/50% 13%/80% 70%/23% 31%/56% 37%/51% 30%/58%
R. Simmons   39 /12  57 / 2  24 /21  41 / 9  34 /12  39 /12
T. Foley     17 / 5  23 / 2  11 / 7  20 / 3    na    12 / 6
S. Caligiuri 12 / 4  20 / 1   6 / 5  11 / 4   9 / 3   8 / 3
P. Schiff     7 / 3  10 / 1   4 / 6   8 / 3    na      na
M. Alpert     3 / 1   1 /--   4 / 2   3 / 1   4 / 2    na

Dodd As Sen.
-           All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom 5/25 3/31 3/8 2/8 12/17
Approve     42% 13% 72% 33% 37% 46% 38%  33%  49% 41% 47%
Disapprove  52  83  24  60  60  47  53   58   44  48  41

Lieberman As Sen.
-           All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom 5/25 3/31 3/8 2/8 12/17
Approve     46% 62% 33% 49% 50% 42% 46%  46%  46% 45% 38%
Disapprove  46  29  62  42  44  48  44   47   46  48  54
 
Would You Say Dodd ___?
-                                   Now     5/25    3/31
-                                   Yes No  Yes No  Yes No
Has strong leadership qualities     62% 32% 56% 35% 50% 43%
Shares your views on key issues     45  49  37  48  na  na
Is honest and trustworthy           35  55  35  49  32  54


If Obama Actively Campaigns For Dodd, Would That Make You More/Less Likely To Vote For Dodd?
-               All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom
More likely     14%  2% 25% 11% 11% 16%
Less likely     15  33   4  16  17  13
No difference   71  64  71  73  71  71