Poll Watch: Fairleigh Dickinson PublicMind 2012 Presidential Survey

FDU PublicMind 2012 Presidential Survey

• Mike Huckabee 46%
• Barack Obama 46%

• Barack Obama 44%
• Mitt Romney 43%

• Barack Obama 46%
• Chris Christie 40%

• Barack Obama 48%
• Tim Pawlenty 34%

• Barack Obama 52%
• Newt Gingrich 37%

• Barack Obama 54%
• Sarah Palin 34%

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 77%
• Mitt Romney 10%

• Barack Obama 83%
• Mike Huckabee 12%

• Barack Obama 82%
• Chris Christie 7%

• Barack Obama 87%
• Sarah Palin 6%

• Barack Obama 92%
• Tim Pawlenty 4%

• Barack Obama 91%
• Newt Gingrich 3%

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 86%
• Barack Obama 4%

• Newt Gingrich 86%
• Barack Obama 7%

• Mike Huckabee 85%
• Barack Obama 8%

• Tim Pawlenty 75%
• Barack Obama 5%

• Chris Christie 78%
• Barack Obama 9%

• Sarah Palin 71%
• Barack Obama 17%

Among Independents

• Mike Huckabee 49%
• Barack Obama 40%

• Chris Christie 43%
• Barack Obama 40%

• Barack Obama 45%
• Mitt Romney 44%

• Barack Obama 45%
• Newt Gingrich 40%

• Barack Obama 41%
• Tim Pawlenty 33%

• Barack Obama 52%
• Sarah Palin 34%

In 2012 there will be an election for President of the United States. To run as the Republican candidate for President, who would you prefer?

Among Republicans & GOP-Leaning Independents

• Mike Huckabee 21%
• Mitt Romney 19%
• Chris Christie 11%
• Sarah Palin 11%
• Newt Gingrich 8%
• Tim Pawlenty 5%
• Unsure/Other 23%

In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

• Approve 44%
• Disapprove 48%

Among Democrats

• Approve 74%
• Disapprove 17%

Among Republicans

• Approve 13%
• Disapprove 81%

Among Independents

• Approve 39%
• Disapprove 53%

Survey of 800 registered voters nationwide was conducted March 21-28, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 31% Democrat; 23% Republican; 41% Independent; 4% Other.