Poll Watch: The Economist/YouGov 2012 Presidential Survey

The Economist/YouGov 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 37%

• Barack Obama 49%
• Donald Trump 32%

• Barack Obama 52%
• Sarah Palin 34%

How likely would you be to vote for the following people if they were the Republican nominee for president in 2012?

Mitt Romney

• Very likely 14%
• Somewhat likely 16%
• Not too likely 14%
• Not at all likely 32%

Mike Huckabee

• Very likely 14%
• Somewhat likely 16%
• Not too likely 12%
• Not at all likely 38%

Donald Trump

• Very likely 14%
• Somewhat likely 16%
• Not too likely 10%
• Not at all likely 47%

Ron Paul

• Very likely 13%
• Somewhat likely 12%
• Not too likely 13%
• Not at all likely 40%

Michele Bachmann

• Very likely 8%
• Somewhat likely 11%
• Not too likely 9%
• Not at all likely 44%

Newt Gingrich

• Very likely 11%
• Somewhat likely 11%
• Not too likely 13%
• Not at all likely 44%

Sarah Palin

• Very likely 13%
• Somewhat likely 14%
• Not too likely 8%
• Not at all likely 54%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Strongly Approve 14%
• Somewhat Approve 27%
• Somewhat Disapprove 18%
• Strongly Disapprove 33%

Survey of 1,000 general population respondents was conducted April 23-26, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.