Monday, September 19, 2011

Poll Watch: Gallup 2012 Presidential Survey

Gallup 2012 Presidential Survey
  • Mitt Romney 49% (48%)
  • Barack Obama 47% (46%)
  • Barack Obama 50% (47%)
  • Rick Perry 45% (47%)
Survey of 889 registered voters was conducted September 15-18, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted August 17-18, 2011 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:
Romney does better among the swing voters who hold the key to most general elections. Among all registered voters, Romney slightly bests President Obama 49%-47%, while Perry lags behind the president, 45% to 50%. 
Perry is also a more polarizing figure. 
In the poll, 44% say they definitely would not vote for Perry; 35% say that of Romney. Looked at another way, 62% say would either definitely vote for Romney or consider doing so; 53% say that of Perry.

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