Poll Watch: PPP (D) Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 44%

• Barack Obama 47%
• Newt Gingrich 42%

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mike Huckabee 44%

• Barack Obama 48%
• Marco Rubio 40%

• Barack Obama 52%
• Sarah Palin 38%

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 28%

• Barack Obama 56%
• Newt Gingrich 22%

• Barack Obama 60%
• Mike Huckabee 24%

• Barack Obama 67%
• Sarah Palin 26%

• Barack Obama 65%
• Marco Rubio 21%

Among Conservatives

• Mike Huckabee 80%
• Barack Obama 11%

• Newt Gingrich 77%
• Barack Obama 8%

• Mitt Romney 78%
• Barack Obama 10%

• Marco Rubio 73%
• Barack Obama 12%

• Sarah Palin 70%
• Barack Obama 17%

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 62%
• Mitt Romney 28%

• Barack Obama 69%
• Newt Gingrich 26%

• Barack Obama 69%
• Mike Huckabee 25%

• Barack Obama 66%
• Marco Rubio 21%

• Barack Obama 70%
• Sarah Palin 19%

Among Men

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 45%

• Barack Obama 49%
• Newt Gingrich 45%

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mike Huckabee 46%

• Barack Obama 49%
• Marco Rubio 39%

• Barack Obama 52%
• Sarah Palin 40%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 42%

• Barack Obama 45%
• Newt Gingrich 40%

• Barack Obama 47%
• Mike Huckabee 41%

• Barack Obama 48%
• Marco Rubio 40%

• Barack Obama 52%
• Sarah Palin 36%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 43% / 38% {+5%}
• Marco Rubio 43% / 42% {+1%}
• Mike Huckabee 41% / 43% {-2%}
• Newt Gingrich 36% / 47% {-11%}
• Sarah Palin 36% / 57% {-21%}

Among Republicans

• Marco Rubio 68% / 20% {+48%}
• Mike Huckabee 67% / 22% {+45%}
• Newt Gingrich 61% / 24% {+37%}
• Mitt Romney 58% / 26% {+32%}
• Sarah Palin 62% / 34% {+28%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 36% / 51% {-15%}
• Marco Rubio 28% / 52% {-24%}
• Newt Gingrich 24% / 60% {-36%}
• Sarah Palin 30% / 66% {-36%}
• Mike Huckabee 25% / 62% {-37%}

Among Conservatives

• Marco Rubio 74% / 14% {+60%}
• Mike Huckabee 70% / 15% {+55%}
• Newt Gingrich 64% / 15% {+49%}
• Mitt Romney 64% / 21% {+43%}
• Sarah Palin 70% / 29% {+41%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 31% / 43% {-12%}
• Marco Rubio 27% / 52% {-25%}
• Mike Huckabee 23% / 57% {-34%}
• Newt Gingrich 19% / 62% {-43%}
• Sarah Palin 17% / 71% {-54%}

Among Men

• Marco Rubio 45% / 43% {+2%}
• Mitt Romney 44% / 43% {+1%}
• Mike Huckabee 42% / 50% {-8%}
• Sarah Palin 42% / 54% {-12%}
• Newt Gingrich 39% / 53% {-14%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 42% / 32% {+10%}
• Mike Huckabee 40% / 35% {+5%}
• Marco Rubio 40% / 41% {-1%}
• Newt Gingrich 32% / 40% {-8%}
• Sarah Palin 31% / 60% {-29%}

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

• Approve 45%
• Disapprove 49%

Do you support or oppose the tax deal President Obama made with Congressional Republicans last week?

• Support 47%
• Oppose 37%

Do you think President Obama made too many concessions to Republicans with his tax deal last week, not enough concessions to Republicans, or about the right amount of concessions to Republicans?

• Too many 22%
• Not enough 34%
• About right 39%

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Charlie Crist’s job performance?

• Approve 50%
• Disapprove 39%

Among Independents

• Approve 70%
• Disapprove 26%

Among Democrats

• Approve 54%
• Disapprove 30%

Among Republicans

• Approve 36%
• Disapprove 54%

If Charlie Crist ran for political office again in the future would you definitely vote for him, consider voting for him, or definitely not vote for him?

• Would definitely vote for him 26%
• Would consider voting for him 36%
• Would definitely not vote for him 35%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Rick Scott?

• Favorable 33%
• Unfavorable 43%

Survey of 1,034 Florida voters was conducted December 17-20, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 42% Democrat; 40% Republican; 18% Independent/Other. Political ideology: 43% Moderate; 36% Conservative; 22% Liberal.