Monday, October 08, 2012

Poll Watch: Foster McCollum White/Baydoun Consulting (D) Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

FMW/Baydoun (D) Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 49.30% {45.49%} [43.88%] (46.89%)
  • Mitt Romney 45.85% {43.65%} [47.68%] (45.48%)
  • Another candidate 2.24% {5.48%} [3.96%] (3.56%)
  • Undecided 2.61% {5.38%} [4.01%] (4.07%) 
Which candidate are you more confident in to address our country’s domestic challenges such as the economy, healthcare, energy and education?
  • Barack Obama 49.24% 
  • Mitt Romney 45.76%
  • Have no confidence in either candidate to address domestic challenges 5.00%
Which candidate are you more confident in to address the challenges our country faces in the areas of national security and foreign policy?
  • Barack Obama 50.01% 
  • Mitt Romney 44.82%
  • Have no confidence in either candidate to address foreign policy 5.17%
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others have demanded that President Obama take a hard line against Iran on its nuclear program. Others have favored more diplomacy. Should President Obama deliver an ultimatum and threaten military action against Iran?
  • You believe the President should threaten Iran with the use of military action 35.35%
  • You believe the President should not threaten Iran with the use of military action, but rather continue diplomacy 48.42%
Republicans and others have criticized President Obama’s handling of the attacks on our embassies and consulates in the Middle East, do you approve of President Obama’s handling of the recent violence in the Middle East? 
  • Approve 41.40% 
  • Disapprove 47.70%  
Mitt Romney has been heavily criticized for his comment at a fundraiser that 47% of the American voters pay no income taxes, are dependent and don’t want to take personal responsibility, and that he can’t worry about the choices of those voters. Romney initially defended his comments but now says he made a mistake and that he will focus on being a President for 100% of Americans. Has this 47% statement impacted your view of Mitt Romney?  
  • View positively 32.62%
  • View negatively 53.70%
Survey of 1,122 likely voters was conducted October 5, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.93 percentage points.  Party ID: 42.15% {41.99%} Democrat; 32.08% {33.07%} Republican; 25.76% {24.94%} Independent.  Results from the poll conducted September 12, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 12, 2012 are in parentheses.

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