Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

REPUBLICAN NOMINATION

• Mitt Romney 24% [16%]
• Rick Perry 20% [8%]
• Sarah Palin 9% [15%]
• Herman Cain 7% [6%]
• Ron Paul 6% [5%]
• Newt Gingrich 4% [4%]
• Rick Santorum 4% [2%]
• Michele Bachmann 3% [11%]
• Jon Huntsman 1% [1%]
• Don't know 21% [28%]

If Sarah Palin doesn't run

• Mitt Romney 25% [19%]
• Rick Perry 21% [8%]
• Herman Cain 7% [7%]
• Newt Gingrich 6% [6%]
• Ron Paul 6% [6%]
• Michele Bachmann 4% [16%]
• Rick Santorum 4% [3%]
• Jon Huntsman 2% [1%]
• Don't know 22% [31%]

Suppose the primary came down to a choice between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney for whom would you vote?

• Rick Perry 42%
• Mitt Romney 38%
• Don't know 17%

GENERAL ELECTION

• Barack Obama 44% [45%]
• Mitt Romney 42% [41%]

• Barack Obama 44% [47%]
• Rick Perry 41% [35%]

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

• Approve 42% [46%] (49%)
• Disapprove 53% [50%] (45%)

Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President, do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

• Yes/Deserves 43% [46%] (47%)
• No/Does not 51% [47%] (47%)

Benefits for today's retirees come from taxes paid by today's workers. When today's workers retire, their benefits will be paid by people working at the time. Some have said this system is a "Ponzi scheme." Do you think that is fair or unfair to describe the Social Security system as a Ponzi scheme?

• Fair 29%
• Unfair 64%

Based on what you've heard or read, do you think Rick Perry wants to: Fix Social Security or End Social Security?

• Fix Social Security 30%
• End Social Security 39%

If a presidential candidate said that in order to preserve the Social Security system they would not touch benefits for current retirees or workers soon to retire, but would reduce benefits for younger workers when they retire, would you be more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it make a difference?

• More likely 22%
• Less likely 43%
• No difference 29%

Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party movement or not?

• Yes 16%
• No 80%

Survey of 1,301 registered voters, including a subsample of 423 Republicans, was conducted September 20-25, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.7 percentage points among all registered voters; +/- 4.8 percent among Republican voters. Party ID breakdown: 34% Democrat; 26% Republican; 34% Independent; 4% Other.  Results from the poll conducted July 12-18, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 10-16, 2011 are in parentheses.