Sunday, March 04, 2012

Poll Watch: NBC News/Marist Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

NBC News/Marist Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
  • Rick Santorum 34%
  • Mitt Romney 32%
  • Newt Gingrich 15%
  • Ron Paul 13%
  • Other 1%
  • Undecided 6%
Second Choice
  • Mitt Romney 26%
  • Rick Santorum 25%
  • Newt Gingrich 24%
  • Ron Paul 13%
  • Other 1%
  • Undecided 6%
Please tell me if you would find each of the following candidates acceptable, acceptable but with reservations, or not acceptable as the Republican nominee for president:

Rick Santorum
  • Acceptable 53%
  • Acceptable but with reservations 25%
  • Not acceptable 19%
Mitt Romney
  • Acceptable 51%
  • Acceptable but with reservations 30%
  • Not acceptable 16%
Newt Gingrich
  • Acceptable 40%
  • Acceptable but with reservations 29%
  • Not acceptable 28%
Ron Paul
  • Acceptable 31%
  • Acceptable but with reservations 26%
  • Not acceptable 39%
Are you currently satisfied with the Republican candidates who are running for president or would you like to see someone else run?
  • Satisfied 51%
  • Would like to see someone else run 46%
Which one of the following candidates do you consider to be the true conservative?
  • Rick Santorum 35%
  • Newt Gingrich 21%
  • Ron Paul 18%
  • Mitt Romney 11%
  • None 5%
  • Undecided 10%
Which one of the following candidates do you think has the best chance to beat President Obama?
  • Mitt Romney 53%
  • Rick Santorum 18%
  • Newt Gingrich 12%
  • Ron Paul 5%
  • None 4%
  • Undecided 8%
Which is more important to you:
  • The Republican nominee for president is a true conservative 36%
  • The Republican nominee for president has the best chance to beat President Obama 57%
Which one of the following candidates best understands the problems of people like yourself?
  • Rick Santorum 31%
  • Ron Paul 19%
  • Mitt Romney 18%
  • Newt Gingrich 18%
  • None 7%
  • Undecided 6%
Regardless of whom you support, who do you think will be the Republican nominee to run against President Obama?
  • Mitt Romney 70%
  • Rick Santorum 13%
  • Newt Gingrich 5%
  • Ron Paul 3%
  • None of the above 1%
  • Undecided 8%
GENERAL ELECTION
  • Barack Obama 48%
  • Ron Paul 38%
  • Barack Obama 50%
  • Mitt Romney 38%
  • Barack Obama 50%
  • Rick Santorum 36%
  • Barack Obama 51%
  • Newt Gingrich 36%
Survey of 3,079 registered voters, including a subsample of 820 likely Republican primary voters, was conducted February 29 - March 2, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 1.8 percentage points among all registered voters; +/- 3.4 percentage points among likely GOP primary voters.

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