Poll Watch: Economist/YouGov 2012 Presidential Survey

Economist/YouGov 2012 Presidential Survey

GENERAL ELECTION

• Barack Obama 47%
• Michele Bachmann 39%

• Barack Obama 46%
• Jon Huntsman 36%

REPUBLICAN NOMINATION

• Mitt Romney 12% (14%)
• Sarah Palin 8% (20%)
• Michele Bachmann 7% (5%)
• Rudy Giuliani 6% (11%)
• Ron Paul 6% (5%)
• Rick Perry 4% (8%)
• Herman Cain 4% (7%)
• Newt Gingrich 3% (5%)
• Jon Huntsman 2% (2%)
• Tim Pawlenty 2% (4%)
• Rick Santorum 1% (3%)
• Buddy Roemer 1% (1%)
• Gary Johnson 0% (0%)
• Fred Karger 0% (0%)
• Other 6%
• No preference 37% (15%)

Survey of 1,000 adults was conducted June 18-21, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.9 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted June 11-14, 2011 are in parentheses.