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Arizona voters split on Jan Brewer’s job performance

| Tom Jensen

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Raleigh, N.C. –
Arizona voters are divided on whether they approve of Governor Jan Brewer’s job performance, a new poll from Public Policy Polling finds. 46% of voters approve of the Governor’s job performance while 47% disapprove. Democrats strongly  disapprove (15/84), Republicans strongly approve (75/18), and a majority of independent voters disapprove (35/54). Most voters would oppose a recall of Governor Brewer, with just 35% supporting such an idea and 58% opposed.

“Voters generally aren’t thrilled with Jan Brewer’s job performance, but they don’t dislike her enough to recall her,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling.

Among other statewide figures in Arizona, voters disapprove of Senator John McCain’s job performance by a 7-point margin, with 41% approving and 48% disapproving. Senator Jon Kyle sees nearly opposite numbers, with 48% approving and 40% disapproving. McCain barely holds the approval of even a majority of Republicans, with 51% approving and 36% disapproving. Kyle does much better with Republicans at 70/18.

Voters of all parties have a favorable opinion of outgoing Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, with a 62% favorability rating and just 16% unfavorable. That includes a 62/13 mark with independents and a 43/25 rating with Republicans.

PPP also polled Arizonans on some sports-related topics. 27% consider themselves University of Arizona fans, 27% are Arizona State fans, and 46% say they aren’t a fan of either school.  Arizona fans don’t have much of an opinion on the hiring of Rich Rodriguez as the school’s new football coach, with 28% supporting, 5% opposed and a full 67% not sure. Arizona State fans are similarly ambivalent about the hiring of Todd Graham as the school’s new football coach, with 19% supporting, 13% opposed and 68% not sure.

PPP surveyed 743 Arizona voters from February 17th to 19th. The margin of error for the survey is +/-3.6%. This poll was not paid for or authorized by any campaign or political organization. PPP surveys are conducted through automated telephone interviews. PPP is a Democratic polling company, but polling expert Nate Silver of the New York Times found that its surveys in 2010 actually exhibited a slight bias toward Republican candidates.

Topline results are below.  Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Jan
Brewer’s job performance?
Approve…………….. 46%
Disapprove………… 47%
Not sure ……………. 7%

Q2 Would you support or oppose recalling Jan
Brewer from office?
Support …………….. 35%
Oppose …………….. 58%
Not sure ……………. 7%

Q3 Do you approve or disapprove of Senator John
McCain’s job performance?
Approve …………….. .41%
Disapprove…………. .48%
Not sure …………….. .11%

Q4 Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Jon
Kyl’s job performance?
Approve …………….. .48%
Disapprove…………. .40%
Not sure …………….. .12%

Q5 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Gabby Giffords?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 62%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 16%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 22%

Q6 Do you consider yourself to be a fan of Arizona
or Arizona State, or are you not a fan of either
school?
Arizona…………………………………………………… 27%
Arizona State ………………………………………….. 27%
Not a fan of either school ………………………….. 46%

Q7 (Arizona fans:) Do you support or oppose the
hiring of Rich Rodriguez as football coach?
Support ………………………………………………….. 28%
Oppose ………………………………………………….. 5%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 67%

Q8 (Arizona State fans:) Do you support or oppose
the hiring of Todd Graham as football coach?
Support ………………………………………………….. 19%
Oppose ………………………………………………….. 13%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 68%

Q9 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Jeremy Lin?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 19%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 7%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 74%

Q10 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Tim Tebow?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 45%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 18%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 37%

Q11 Who did you vote for President in 2008?
John McCain…………………………………………… 50%
Barack Obama………………………………………… 43%
Someone else/Don’t remember …………………. 7%

Q12 Would you describe yourself as very liberal,
somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat
conservative, or very conservative?
Very liberal ……………………………………………… 9%
Somewhat liberal …………………………………….. 17%
Moderate………………………………………………… 30%
Somewhat conservative……………………………. 22%
Very conservative ……………………………………. 23%

Q13 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 48%
Man……………………………………………………….. 52%

Q14 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,
press 2. If you are an independent or identify
with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 31%
Republican……………………………………………… 46%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 23%

Q15 If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2.
If other, press 3.
Hispanic…………………………………………………. 15%
White …………………………………………………….. 76%
Other……………………………………………………… 9%

Q16 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to
45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are
older than 65, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 12%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 29%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 39%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 20%

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