Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Poll Watch: Suffolk University/WSVN-TV Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

Suffolk University/WSVN-TV Florida 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Mitt Romney 47% [42%] (43%)
  • Barack Obama 42% [42%] (42%)
  • Barack Obama 49% [45%] (47%)
  • Newt Gingrich 40% [38%] (36%)
Assume for a moment that Marco Rubio was selected as the vice presidential candidate of the Republican Party in 2012. Knowing this, would you vote for the Democratic ticket of Obama-Biden or a Republican ticket of Romney-Rubio?
  • Romney-Rubio 46%
  • Obama-Biden 44%
Let's add New Jersey Governor Chris Christie into the mix. If the 2012 general election for president were held today, would you vote for the Democratic ticket of Obama-Biden or a Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Chris Christie?
  • Romney-Christie 46%
  • Obama-Biden 45%
Assume for a moment that Hillary Clinton was selected as the vice presidential candidate of the Democratic Party in 2012-instead of Joe Biden. Knowing this, would you vote for the Democratic ticket of Obama-Clinton or for a Republican ticket of Romney-Rubio?
  • Obama-Clinton 49%
  • Romney-Rubio 42%
Now, if the 2012 general election for president were held today, would you vote for a Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton or a Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Chris Christie?
  • Obama-Clinton 47%
  • Romney-Christie 46%
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?
  • Approve 40% [41%] (41%)
  • Disapprove 49% [50%] (48%)
If the economy improved between now and the election, how likely are you to vote for President Obama?
  • Very likely 42%
  • Somewhat likely 10%
  • Not very likely 9%
  • Not at all likely 35%
  • Undecided 4%
If the economy got worse between now and the election, how likely are you to vote against Barack Obama?
  • Very likely 49%
  • Somewhat likely 8%
  • Not very likely 10%
  • Not at all likely 28%
  • Undecided 6%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Hillary Clinton 63% [64%] (64%) / 30% [28%] (28%) {+36%}
  • Marco Rubio 43% [40%] (41%) / 32% [31%] (30%) {+11%}
  • Mitt Romney 44% / 37% {+7%}
  • Barack Obama 47% [45%] (48%) / 48% [48%] (44%) {-1%}
  • Newt Gingrich 29% / 58% {-29%}
Would you prefer a flat tax for all taxpayers to pay which would replace the current progressive federal tax code?
  • Yes 50%
  • No 27%
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted January 22-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 41% [41%] (41%) Democrat; 37% [36%] (36%) Republican; 23% [23%] (23%) Independent.  Political ideology: 44% Conservative; 36% Moderate; 13% Liberal.  Click here to view crosstabs.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-30, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 10-12, 2011 are in parentheses.

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