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

Quinnipiac/NY Times/CBS News Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 49% (51%)
• Mitt Romney 46% (45%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 48% (46%)
• Barack Obama 44% (47%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 51% (46%)
• Barack Obama 45% (50%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 53% (51%)
• Mitt Romney 41% (44%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Paul Ryan 35% / 29% {+6%}
• Barack Obama 50% (50%) / 45% (46%) {+5%}  
• Mitt Romney 45% (41%) / 42% (42%) {+3%}
• Joe Biden 37% / 44% {-7%}

Do you think Joe Biden is or is not qualified to serve as President if it becomes necessary, or don't you know enough about Joe Biden to say?

• Qualified 41%
• Not qualified 36%
• Don't know enough 21%

Do you think Paul Ryan is or is not qualified to serve as President if it becomes necessary, or don't you know enough about Joe Biden to say?

• Qualified 37%
• Not qualified 23%
• Don't know enough 39%

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

• Approve 47% (48%)
• Disapprove 48% (48%)

Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 57% (55%)
• No 40% (42%)

Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 44% (42%)
• No 48% (49%)

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Mitt Romney 48% (47%)
• Barack Obama 45% (45%)

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on health care, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 51% (50%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (42%)

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 42%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on taxes, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 48%
  
• Mitt Romney 44%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the budget deficit, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Mitt Romney 53%
• Barack Obama 37%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the housing market and foreclosures, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Mitt Romney 45%
  
• Barack Obama 42%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on Medicare, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 50%
  
• Mitt Romney 42%

Survey of 1,241 likely voters was conducted August 15-21, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.  Party ID: 34% (36%) Democrat; 28% (27%) Republican; 32% (32%) Independent; 6% (5%) Other.  Click here to view crosstabs.  Results from the poll conducted July 24-30, 2012 are in parentheses.