Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

REPUBLICAN NOMINATION

• Mitt Romney 23%
• Rick Perry 13%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Sarah Palin 9%
• Herman Cain 8%
• Michele Bachmann 6%
• Newt Gingrich 4%
• Tim Pawlenty 3%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Thaddeus McCotter 0%
• Someone else (Vol) 3%
• Wouldn't vote (Vol) 3%
• Don't know 17%

If Rick Perry doesn't run

• Mitt Romney 27%
• Herman Cain 10%
• Michele Bachmann 10%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Sarah Palin 9%
• Tim Pawlenty 5%
• Newt Gingrich 4%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Thaddeus McCotter 0%
• Someone else (Vol) 3%
• Wouldn't vote (Vol) 3%
• Don't know 18%

If Sarah Palin doesn't run

• Mitt Romney 24%
• Rick Perry 14%
• Ron Paul 10%
• Herman Cain 9%
• Michele Bachmann 7%
• Newt Gingrich 5%
• Tim Pawlenty 3%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Thaddeus McCotter 0%
• Someone else (Vol) 3%
• Wouldn't vote (Vol) 3%
• Don't know 19%

GENERAL ELECTION

Surveyed July 27-31

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 41%

• Barack Obama 49%
• Rick Perry 36%

• Barack Obama 50%
• Michele Bachmann 36%

• Barack Obama 54%
• Sarah Palin 33%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Barack Obama 44%
• Mitt Romney 44%

• Barack Obama 44%
• Rick Perry 39%

• Barack Obama 50%
• Michele Bachmann 38%

• Barack Obama 53%
• Sarah Palin 34%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Approve 44%
• Disapprove 50%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Approve 44%
• Disapprove 51%

Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President... Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Yes/Deserves 47%
• No/Does not 46%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Yes/Deserves 42%
• No/Does not 50%

Regardless of how you feel about Barack Obama's policies, would you say you like or don't like Barack Obama as a person?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Like 69%
• Don't like 18%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Like 73%
• Don't like 17%

And regardless of how you feel about Barack Obama as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Barack Obama's policies?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Like 45%
• Don't like 48%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Like 42%
• Don't like 52%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Marco Rubio is handling his job as United States Senator?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Approve 45%
• Disapprove 35%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Approve 49%
• Disapprove 36%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Nelson is handling his job as United States Senator?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Approve 45%
• Disapprove 33%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Approve 42%
• Disapprove 35%

Looking ahead to the 2012 election for United States Senator... If the 2012 election for United States Senator were being held today, do you think you would vote for Bill Nelson the Democratic candidate, or for the Republican candidate?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Bill Nelson 45%
• Republican 33%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Bill Nelson 46%
• Republican 35%

Looking ahead to the 2012 election for United States Senator...Do you feel that Bill Nelson deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Yes/Deserves 45%
• No/Does not 36%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Yes/Deserves 44%
• No/Does not 38%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Approve 29%
• Disapprove 62%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Approve 29%
• Disapprove 66%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Approve 23%
• Disapprove 68%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Approve 26%
• Disapprove 69%

Who do you think is behaving more responsibly in the negotiations over the national debt ceiling - President Obama or Republicans in Congress?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Obama 46%
• Republicans 33%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Obama 48%
• Republicans 33%

Who do you think is behaving more responsibly in the negotiations over the national debt ceiling - Democrats in Congress or Republicans in Congress?

Surveyed July 27-31

• Democrats 40%
• Republicans 32%
• Both (Vol) 2%
• Neither (Vol) 17%

Surveyed August 1-2

• Democrats 38%
• Republicans 34%
• Both (Vol) 3%
• Neither (Vol) 19%

As you may know, President Obama and Congressional leaders reached a deal to raise the government's debt ceiling while cutting spending by about $2.4 trillion. Do you approve or disapprove of this deal?

• Approve 50%
• Disapprove 37%

I am going to mention four phrases and ask you which one best describes how you feel about this deal. Do you feel - enthusiastic, satisfied but not enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry?

• Enthusiastic 2%
• Satisfied but not enthusiastic 41%
• Dissatisfied but not angry 36%
• Angry 18%

Who do you think acted in the nation's best interests in the debt ceiling negotiations; President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, or Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid?

• Barack Obama 36%
• John Boehner 33%
• Harry Reid 11%

Who do you think acted in your best interests in the debt ceiling negotiations; President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, or Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid?

• Barack Obama 36%
• John Boehner 32%
• Harry Reid 12%

Survey of 1,417 registered voters, including a subsample of 510 Republicans, was conducted July 27 - August 2, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.6 percentage points among registered voters; +/- 4.3 percentage points among registered Republicans.