Thursday, August 23, 2012

Poll Watch: Glengariff Group Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

Glengariff Group Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 47.5% (45.1%)
  • Mitt Romney 42.0% (39.5%)
  • Undecided 10.5% (15.4%)
Among Men
  • Mitt Romney 45.0% (43.1%)
  • Barack Obama 44.7% (43.8%
Among Women
  • Barack Obama 50.4% (47.3%)
  • Mitt Romney 39.0% (35.0%)
Would Obama or Romney do a better job:

With the economy
  • Mitt Romney 45.8%
  • Barack Obama 45.0%
Handling foreign affairs
  • Barack Obama 51.0%
  • Mitt Romney 38.2%
Understanding your values
  • Barack Obama 50.2%
  • Mitt Romney 39.3%
Planning for Michigan's auto industry
  • Barack Obama 42.5%
  • Mitt Romney 32.2%
Mitt Romney selected Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to be his vice presidential nominee. Does the selection of Paul Ryan make you more likely to vote for Romney, more likely to vote for Barack Obama, or will the selection have no impact on how you vote for president?
  • More likely to vote for Romney 24.3%
  • More likely to vote for Obama 21.3%
  • No impact on vote 53.3%
Which candidate for president would you prefer to have dinner with, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
  • Barack Obama 51.3%
  • Mitt Romney 31.3%
  • Neither 12.2%
  • Both the same 4.0%
  • Don't know 1.2%
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted August 18-20, 2012 for The Detroit News, WDIV, and WZZM. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted May 10-11, 2012 are in parentheses.

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