Poll Watch: SurveyUSA New Jersey 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA New Jersey 2012 Presidential Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

Among Adults

• Approve 54%
• Disapprove 40%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Chris Christie is doing as Governor?

Among Adults

• Approve 38%
• Disapprove 56%

Should Governor Chris Christie run for President of the United States in 2012? Not run for President?

Among Registered Voters

• Should run 15%
• Should not 73%

Is Chris Christie qualified to be President? Not qualified?

Among Registered Voters

• Qualified 28%
• Not qualified 54%

Compared to Barack Obama, would Christie be a better President? A worse President? Or would he be about the same?

Among Registered Voters

• Better 29%
• Worse 53%
• About the same 14%

Compared to George W. Bush, would Christie be a better President? A worse President? Or would he be about the same?

Among Registered Voters

• Better 35%
• Worse 30%
• About the same 32%

If there were an election for president of the United States today, which describes you: I would vote FOR Barack Obama no matter who runs against him. I would vote AGAINST Barack Obama no matter who runs against him. I would need to see who is on the ballot before I know how I would vote.

• Vote FOR Obama 27%
• Vote AGAINST Obama 21%
• Need to see who's on ballot 51%

Survey of 700 adults, including 644 registered voters, was conducted May 11-12, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.9 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 35% Democrat; 26% Republican; 38% Independent. Political ideology: 52% Moderate; 23% Conservative; 19% Liberal.