Poll Watch: SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV Minnesota 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV Minnesota 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 46% (48%)
• Tim Pawlenty 46% (43%)

• Barack Obama 53% (57%)
• Michele Bachmann 39% (32%)

How qualified is Tim Pawlenty to be President of the United States? Very qualified? Somewhat qualified? Not very qualified? Or not at all qualified?

• Very qualified 20% (17%)
• Somewhat qualified 33% (38%)
• Not very qualified 25% (21%)
• Not at all qualified 17% (20%)

How qualified is Michele Bachmann to be President of the United States? Very qualified? Somewhat qualified? Not very qualified? Or not at all qualified?

• Very qualified 11% (8%)
• Somewhat qualified 24% (19%)
• Not very qualified 20% (25%)
• Not at all qualified 38% (41%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Tim Pawlenty 36% (35%) / 39% (38%) {-3%}
• Michele Bachmann 31% (23%) / 50% (51%) {-19%}

Who would make the best Republican nominee for President? Tim Pawlenty? Ron Paul? Mitt Romney? Michelle Bachmann? Herman Cain? Rick Santorum?Jon Huntsman? Rick Perry? Or Newt Gingrich?

• Mitt Romney 29%
• Tim Pawlenty 23%
• Michele Bachmann 13%
• Ron Paul 13%
• Herman Cain 4%
• Newt Gingrich 3%
• Rick Perry 2%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Not sure 11%

Note: When just answers from MN Republicans are examined, Pawlenty finishes 1st, with Romney and Bachmann tied for 2nd.

Survey of 558 registered voters was conducted June 15-17, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.2 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted May 23-24, 2011 are in parentheses.