Thursday, June 16, 2011

Poll Watch: Economist/YouGov 2012 Presidential Survey

Economist/YouGov 2012 Presidential Survey

GENERAL ELECTION
  • Barack Obama 46%
  • Mitt Romney 40%
  • Barack Obama 50%
  • Sarah Palin 36%
  • Barack Obama 52%
  • Newt Gingrich 35%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Mitt Romney 35% / 37% {-2%}
  • Sarah Palin 35% / 52% {-17%}
  • Newt Gingrich 22% / 53% {-31%}
Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about Mitt Romney.

Mitt Romney cares about people like me
  • Agree 24%
  • Disagree 32%
Mitt Romney understands people like me
  • Agree 23%
  • Disagree 33%
Mitt Romney shares my values
  • Agree 24%
  • Disagree 34%
Mitt Romney understands complex issues
  • Agree 40%
  • Disagree 19%
Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin cares about people like me
  • Agree 34%
  • Disagree 43%
Sarah Palin understands people like me
  • Agree 33%
  • Disagree 46%
Sarah Palin shares my values
  • Agree 32%
  • Disagree 47%
Sarah Palin understands complex issues
  • Agree 29%
  • Disagree 47%
Compared to the way the news media have treated other political figures, have they been harder or easier on Sarah Palin?
  • Harder 42%
  • Same 29%
  • Easier 17%
Would you say the news media have paid too much or too little attention to Sarah Palin?
  • Too much 72%
  • About the right amount 14%
  • Too little 5%
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
  • Sarah Palin 20%
  • Mitt Romney 14%
  • Rudy Giuliani 11%
  • Rick Perry 8%
  • Herman Cain 7%
  • Michele Bachmann 5%
  • Newt Gingrich 5%
  • Ron Paul 5%
  • Tim Pawlenty 4%
  • Rick Santorum 3%
  • Jon Huntsman 2%
  • Buddy Roemer 1%
  • Gary Johnson 0%
  • Fred Karger 0%
  • No preference 15%
Survey of 1,000 adults was conducted June 11-14, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points.

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