Poll Watch: PPP (D) Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 48% [48%] (50%) {50%} [45%] (46%) {47%} [46%] (46%)
• Mitt Romney 47% [47%] (46%) {45%} [44%] (45%) {43%} [44%] (44%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 48% [50%] (53%) {53%} [49%] (48%) {48%} [47%] (45%)
• Barack Obama 48% [45%] (43%) {43%} [40%] (42%) {44%} [42%] (46%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 49% [51%] (57%) {55%} [48%] (50%) {49%} [49%] (46%)
• Mitt Romney 47% [44%] (39%) {39%} [40%] (43%) {38%} [41%] (42%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Paul Ryan 47% / 40% {+7%}
• Mitt Romney 49% [46%] (39%) {41%} [37%] (40%) {41%} [39%] (43%) / 47% [49%] (53%) {51%} [47%] (46%) {45%} [39%] (38%) {+2%}

Among Moderates

• Paul Ryan 38% / 48% {-10%}
• Mitt Romney 41% [34%] (24%) {34%} [40%] (27%) {42%} [33%] (31%) / 54% [58%] (62%) {54%} [43%] (55%) {44%} [44%] (43%) {-13%}

Among Men

• Paul Ryan 49% / 40% {+9%}
• Mitt Romney 49% [49%] (45%) {49%} [42%] (44%) {46%} [42%] (44%) / 47% [48%] (46%) {46%} [47%] (42%) {42%} [37%] (43%) {+2%}

Among Women

• Paul Ryan 44% / 40% {+4%}
• Mitt Romney 49% [43%] (32%) {34%} [32%] (37%) {37%} [36%] (42%) / 46% [50%] (60%) {56%} [47%] (49%) {46%} [40%] (32%) {+3%}

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 47% [47%] (49%) {51%} [45%] (46%) {48%} [48%] (45%)
• Disapprove 50% [50%] (46%) {45%} [50%] (51%) {49%} [47%] (49%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 54% [57%] (60%) {64%} [53%] (64%) {59%} [73%] (62%)
• Disapprove 43% [40%] (32%) {30%} [39%] (32%) {37%} [24%] (30%)

Among Men

• Approve 46% [43%] (42%) {43%} [43%] (44%) {44%} [44%] (45%)
• Disapprove 51% [55%] (54%) {54%} [52%] (53%) {53%} [51%] (52%)

Among Women

• Approve 48% [50%] (57%) {58%} [46%] (47%) {52%} [52%] (45%)
• Disapprove 50% [46%] (38%) {38%} [48%] (50%) {45%} [42%] (46%)

Do you think Mitt Romney should release his tax returns for the last 12 years, or not?

• He should 49% [53%]
• He should not 41% [36%]

Who do you think gives better speeches: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 58%
• Mitt Romney 32%

Do you support or oppose Paul Ryan's proposal for reforming Medicare?

• Support 37%
• Oppose 44%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the speech Clint Eastwood gave at the Republican convention?

• Favorable 36%
• Unfavorable 41%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Clint Eastwood in general?

• Favorable 72%
• Unfavorable 11%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Condoleezza Rice?

• Favorable 66%
• Unfavorable 22%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Ann Romney?

• Favorable 56%
• Unfavorable 22%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Chris Christie?

• Favorable 41%
• Unfavorable 32%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Susana Martinez?

• Favorable 35%
• Unfavorable 16%

Did the Republican convention make you more or less likely to vote for Republicans this year, or did it not make a difference?

• More likely 33%
• Less likely 33%
• Didn't make a difference 34%

Survey of 1,548 likely Florida voters was conducted August 31 - September 2, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percentage points. Party ID: 41% [42%] (41%) {41%} [42%] (40%) {42%} [41%] (42%) Democrat; 37% [40%] (40%) {41%} [38%] (37%) {36%} [37%] (40%) Republican; 21% [19%] (19%) {18%} [20%] (23%) {21%} [22%] (18%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 36% [33%] (33%) {32%} [36%] (32%) {30%} [30%] Moderate; 25% [20%] (25%) {22%} [23%] (27%) {23%} [26%] Somewhat conservative; 16% [17%] (16%) {19%} [19%] (14%) {17%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 13% [20%] (16%) {16%} [14%] (16%) {20%} [21%] Very conservative; 9% [10%] (10%) {10%} [9%] (10%) {10%} [7%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted July 26-29, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 3, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 12-15, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 28 - December 1, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 22-25, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 16-19, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 17-20, 2010 are in parentheses.