Poll Watch: Franklin & Marshall Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Survey

Franklin & Marshall Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Poll

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

• Rick Santorum 45%
• Mitt Romney 16%
• Newt Gingrich 9%
• Ron Paul 7%
• Other 1%
• Don't know 22%

Which candidate would be your second choice in the Republican presidential primary?

• Mitt Romney 30%
• Newt Gingrich 19%
• Ron Paul 17%
• Rick Santorum 16%
• Other 6%
• Don't know 13%

GENERAL ELECTION

• Barack Obama 45% {43%} [38%] (39%)
• Rick Santorum 37% {30%} [25%] (31%)
• Other {8%} [11%] (10%)
• Do not know {19%} [26%] (20%)

• Barack Obama 41% {41%} [35%] (36%)
• Mitt Romney 33% {30%} [26%] (30%)
• Other 8% {6%} [10%] (8%)
• Don't know 18% {24%} [30%] (27%)

• Barack Obama 41%
• Ron Paul 28%
• Other 12%
• Don't know 19%

• Barack Obama 47%
• Newt Gingrich 31%
• Other 11%
• Don't know 12%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 45% {45%} / 47% {44%} {-2%} 
• Ron Paul 27% / 30% {-3%} 
• Rick Santorum 37% {29%} / 42% {45%} {-5%}
• Mitt Romney 27% {25%} / 44% {35%} {-17%}
• Newt Gingrich 15% / 56% {-41%}

How would you rate the way that Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

• Excellent 11% {9%} [9%] (9%)
• Good 26% {31%} [28%] (25%)
• Fair 29% {29%} [31%] (33%)
• Poor 35% {30%} [32%] (33%)

How would you rate the way that Barack Obama has handled the economy?

• Excellent 9% {6%}
• Good 23% {23%}
• Fair 26% {27%}
• Poor 42% {43%}

Do you believe that Barack Obama has done a good enough job as President to deserve re-election, or do you believe it is time for a change?

• Deserves re-election 47% {44%} [42%] (41%)
• Time for a change 49% {49%} [52%] (52%)

Survey of 592 registered voters, including a subsample of 278 GOP primary voters, was conducted February 14-20, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.0 percentage points among all registered voters; +/- 5.9 percentage points among GOP primary voters. Results from the poll conducted January 17-22, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 24-30, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 22-29, 2011 are in parentheses.