Thursday, July 19, 2012

Poll Watch: USA Today/Gallup Survey on Mitt Romney's Tax Returns

USA Today/Gallup Poll on Mitt Romney's Tax Returns

As you may know, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has released his tax returns from the past two years, but the Obama campaign is calling for him to release returns from additional years. Do you think Romney should or should not release tax returns from additional years?
  • Yes, he should 54%
  • No, he should not 37%
Among Democrats
  • Yes, he should 75%
  • No, he should not 19%
Among Republicans
  • Yes, he should 30%
  • No, he should not 65%
Among Independents
  • Yes, he should 53%
  • No, he should not 36%
Just your best guess, if Mitt Romney does release additional tax returns, do you think it will reveal information about his finances so serious it would show he is unfit to be president, it would reveal information that is politically harmful to his campaign, but nothing that would show he is unfit to be president, or would it not reveal anything politically harmful to his campaign?
  • Reveal information showing he is unfit to be president 15%
  • Reveal information harmful to his campaign 29%
  • Would not reveal anything harmful 42%
Among Democrats
  • Reveal information showing he is unfit to be president 32%
  • Reveal information harmful to his campaign 30%
  • Would not reveal anything harmful 26%
Among Republicans
  • Reveal information showing he is unfit to be president 4%
  • Reveal information harmful to his campaign 20%
  • Would not reveal anything harmful 67%
Among Independents
  • Reveal information showing he is unfit to be president 9%
  • Reveal information harmful to his campaign 36%
  • Would not reveal anything harmful 40%
Which comes closer to your view of presidential candidates publicly releasing their past tax returns: tax returns provide legitimate information that helps voters make better decisions about who should be president, or tax returns are largely irrelevant to helping voters decide who should be president?
  • Provide legitimate information to voters 44%
  • Are largely irrelevant to voters 47%
Among Democrats
  • Provide legitimate information to voters 55%
  • Are largely irrelevant to voters 35%
Among Republicans
  • Provide legitimate information to voters 29%
  • Are largely irrelevant to voters 65%
Among Independents
  • Provide legitimate information to voters 44%
  • Are largely irrelevant to voters 46%
National survey of 539 adults was conducted July 18, 2012. The margin of error is ±5 percentage points.

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