Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

• Herman Cain 28% {7%} [7%]
• Mitt Romney 23% {25%} [19%]
• Ron Paul 8% {6%} [6%]
• Newt Gingrich 7% {6%} [6%]
• Michele Bachmann 4% {4%} [16%]
• Rick Perry 4% {21%} [8%]
• Jon Huntsman 2% {2%} [1%]
• Rick Santorum 1% {4%} [3%]
• Don't know 18% {22%} [31%]

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

• Herman Cain 40%
• Mitt Romney 33%
• Rick Perry 10%
• Don't know 14%

GENERAL ELECTION

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

• Barack Obama 47%
• Herman Cain 39%

• Barack Obama 47% {44%} [47%]
• Rick Perry 36% {41%} [35%]

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

• Approve 43% {42%} [46%] (49%)
• Disapprove 51% {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 44% {43%} [46%] (47%)
• No/Does not 49% {51%} [47%] (47%)

As you may know, Herman Cain has never served in public office. Does the fact that Herman Cain has never served in public office make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference?

• More likely 12%
• Less likely 30%
• Doesn't make a difference 55%

Among Republicans

• More likely 19%
• Less likely 23%
• Doesn't make a difference 56%

Herman Cain is proposing to change the current tax system. His 9-9-9 plan would eliminate all current federal taxes and replace them with a 9 percent personal income tax, a 9 percent corporate income tax and a 9 percent federal sales tax. How much have you heard or read about Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan? A lot, some, not much, or nothing at all?

• A lot 25%
• Some 34%
• Not much 20%
• Nothing at all 20%

Do you think Cain's 9-9-9 plan is a good idea or a bad idea?

• Good idea 30%
• Bad idea 43%
• Don't know 27%

Among Republicans

• Good idea 51%
• Bad idea 22%
• Don't know 26%

Survey of 1,668 registered voters, including a subsample of 542 Republicans, was conducted October 17-23, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.4 percentage points among all registered voters; +/- 4.2 percent among Republican voters. Party ID breakdown: 33% {34%} Democrat; 26% {26%} Republican; 33% {34%} Independent; 4% {4%} Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 20-25, 2011 are in curly brackets.  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.