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

Quinnipiac/NY Times/CBS Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 49% (51%)
• Mitt Romney 47% (45%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 48% (47%)
• Barack Obama 43% (48%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 51% (53%)
• Barack Obama 46% (43%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% (59%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (36%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Paul Ryan 44% / 35% {+9%}
• Barack Obama 51% (53%) / 45% (44%) {+6%}  
• Mitt Romney 44% (41%) / 43% (43%) {+1%}
• Joe Biden 35% / 42% {-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 33%
• Don't know enough 24%

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 44%
• Not qualified 29%
• Don't know enough 26%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Paul Ryan is handling his job as a U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin?

• Approve 52%
• Disapprove 33%

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

• Approve 46% (51%)
• Disapprove 49% (46%)

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

• Yes 58% (57%)
• No 40% (40%)

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

• Yes 44% (41%)
• No 48% (51%)

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 49% (46%)
• Barack Obama 43% (47%)

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 50% (49%)
• Mitt Romney 44% (43%)

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 49%
• Mitt Romney 41%

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

• Mitt Romney 47%
• Barack Obama 46%
  

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 54%
• 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 44%
  
• 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 51%
  
• Mitt Romney 42%

Survey of 1,190 likely voters was conducted August 15-21, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.  Party ID: 32% (34%) Democrat; 28% (27%) Republican; 33% (33%) Independent; 6% (6%) Other.  Click here to view crosstabs. Results from the poll conducted July 31 - August 6, 2012 are in parentheses.