Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Poll Watch: NBC News/Wall Street Journal 2012 Presidential Survey

NBC News/Wall Street Journal 2012 Presidential Survey
  • Barack Obama 47%
  • Mitt Romney 40%
  • Barack Obama 47%
  • John Thune 27%
  • Barack Obama 55%
  • Sarah Palin 33%
Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures, and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so.

Barack Obama
  • Very positive 25%
  • Somewhat positive 23%
  • Neutral 14%
  • Somewhat negative 14%
  • Very negative 24%
  • Don't know name/Not sure 0%
Mitt Romney
  • Very positive 10%
  • Somewhat positive 18%
  • Neutral 30%
  • Somewhat negative 10%
  • Very negative 10%
  • Don't know name/Not sure 22%
John Thune
  • Very positive 2%
  • Somewhat positive 3%
  • Neutral 13%
  • Somewhat negative 4%
  • Very negative 3%
  • Don't know name/Not sure 76%
Sarah Palin
  • Very positive 13%
  • Somewhat positive 15%
  • Neutral 20%
  • Somewhat negative 16%
  • Very negative 34%
  • Don't know name/Not sure 2%
In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing as president?
  • Approve 45%
  • Disapprove 48%
Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing in handling the economy?
  • Approve 42%
  • Disapprove 54%
Which ONE of the following statements best describes your feelings toward Barack Obama?
  • Like personally and approve most policies 37%
  • Like personally but disapprove of many policies 35%
  • Don’t like personally, approve most of policies 4%
  • Don’t like personally, disapprove many policies 21%
As you may know, recently President Obama announced an agreement with the Republican leadership in Congress to accept a continuation for two years of the Bush tax cuts for all taxpayers, including those with incomes over $250,000. In exchange, the Republican leadership in Congress is accepting an extension on unemployment benefits for another year and a two percent reduction of Social Security payroll taxes for all taxpayers for one year. Do you approve or disapprove of this agreement?
  • Approve 59%
  • Disapprove 36%
When it comes to this agreement, do you think President Obama gave up too much, that the Republican leadership in Congress gave up too much -- or that it is a fair compromise on both sides?
  • President Obama gave up too much 23%
  • Republican leadership gave up too much 10%
  • Fair compromise on both sides 61%
Survey of 1,000 adults was conducted December 9-13, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points.

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