Poll Watch: Bloomberg/Selzer & Co. 2012 Presidential Survey

Bloomberg/Selzer & Co. 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 49% [53%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [40%] (47%)

The candidates are both saying the other is out of touch with average Americans. Who do you think is more out of touch?

• Mitt Romney 49% [55%]
• Barack Obama 40% [36%]

For each of the following, please tell me which candidate do you think would be best:

In understanding your problems and struggles

• Barack Obama 51% [55%]
• Mitt Romney 38% [35%]

In creating jobs

• Mitt Romney 47%
• Barack Obama 45%

In handling immigration

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 42%

In appearing regularly on your TV or computer screen for the next four years

• Barack Obama 48% [54%]
• Mitt Romney 39% [34%]

On health care

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 43%

On women's issues

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 34%

On improving the economic situation for the middle class

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 44%

On making the U.S. energy independent

• Barack Obama 45%
• Mitt Romney 43%

On dealing with gasoline prices

• Mitt Romney 46%
• Barack Obama 39%

On reviving the housing market

• Mitt Romney 44%
• Barack Obama 44%

Do you think Mitt Romney’s background as a private equity executive does or does not make him better prepared to create jobs as president?

• Does make him better prepared 49% [45%]
• Does not make him better prepared 43% [49%]

I’m going to mention some things the presidential candidates have said they would do if elected. For each, please tell me if you are confident or skeptical they will make this happen.

Barack Obama has said if re-elected he will cut the budget deficit without raising taxes on middle-class Americans

• Confident 36%
• Skeptical 62%

Mitt Romney has said he will cut income tax rates for individuals and corporations without raising the federal budget deficit, by reducing tax breaks that primarily benefit the wealthy

• Confident 42%
• Skeptical 55%

Which candidate do you think is running the more negative campaign?

• Mitt Romney 44%
• Barack Obama 38%

Survey of 789 likely voters was conducted September 21-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 38% Democrat; 36% Republican; 21% Independent.  Results from the poll conducted June 15-18, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 8-11, 2012 are in parentheses.