Poll Watch: CBS News/New York Times 2012 Presidential Survey

CBS News/New York Times 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47% {48%} [45%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 44% {42%} [45%] (47%)

• Barack Obama 48% {49%} [49%] (47%)
• Rick Santorum 44% {41%} [38%] (43%)

• Barack Obama 49% {50%} [46%] (46%)
• Ron Paul 39% {39%} [42%] (45%)

• Barack Obama 52% {54%} [50%] (49%)
• Newt Gingrich 38% {36%} [39%] (41%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 41% {45%} [38%]  / 41% {41%} [45%] {0%}
• Rick Santorum 32% {27%} [16%] / 32% {25%} [23%] {0%}
• Mitt Romney 30% {26%} [21%] / 37% {40%} [35%] {-7%}
• Ron Paul 23% {24%} [20%] / 33% {33%} [33%] {-10%}
• Newt Gingrich 18% {16%} [17%] / 51% {54%} [49%] {-33%}

Survey of 878 registered voters was conducted March 7-11, 2012.  Results from the poll conducted February 8-13, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 12-17, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 4-8, 2012 are in parentheses.