SC-Rasmussen: McMaster ahead in GOP Primary, tight DEM Primary

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GOP Primary:

Henry McMaster: 21%
Andre Bauer: 17%
Gresham Barrett: 14%
Nikki Haley: 12%
Other candidate: 9%
Undecided: 29%

Favorable Ratings:

Henry McMaster: 55% Favorable, 14% Unfavorable (+41)
Gresham Barrett: 41% Favorable, 20% Unfavorable  (+21)
Nikki Haley: 34% Favorable, 15% Unfavorable (+19)
Andre Bauer: 40% Favorable, 43% Unfavorable (-3)

Pres. Barack Obama (D) Approval Rating:

11% Approve
88% Disapprove

Gov. Mark Sanford (R) Approval Rating:

59% Approve
39% Disapprove

This statewide telephone survey of 924 Likely Republican Primary Voters in South Carolina was conducted by Rasmussen Reports March 3, 2010. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/south_carolina/toplines/toplines_south_carolina_gop_primary_for_governor_march_3_2010

DEM Primary:

Jim Rex: 16%
Vincent Sheheen: 16%
Robert Ford: 12%
Dwight Drake: 5%
Other candidate: 15%
Undecided: 37%

Favorable Ratings:

Jim Rex: 38% Favorable, 17% Unfavorable (+21)
Dwight Drake: 22% Favorable, 22% Unfavorable (+/-0)
Vincent Sheheen: 24% Favorable, 25% Unfavorable (-1)
Robert Ford: 23% Favorable, 25% Unfavorable (-2)

Pres. Barack Obama (D) Approval Rating:

80% Approve
19% Disapprove

Gov. Mark Sanford (R) Approval Rating:

22% Approve
76% Disapprove

This statewide telephone survey of 398 Likely Democratic Primary Voters in South Carolina was conducted by Rasmussen Reports March 3, 2010. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/south_carolina/toplines/toplines_south_carolina_democratic_primary_for_governor_march_3_2010