Poll Watch: Democracy Corps (D) 2012 Presidential Survey

Democracy Corps (D) 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50% {49.1%} [50%] (49%) {47%} [49%] (47%) {45%} [48%] (47%) {48%} [46%] (48%)
• Mitt Romney 45% {47.1%} [46%] (46%) {47%} [45%] (46%) {45%} [46%] (45%) {44%} [48%] (46%)

I am going to read an issue and I want you to tell me whether, overall, you think Barack Obama or Mitt Romney would do a better job with that issue.

The Economy

• Mitt Romney 47%
• Barack Obama 45%

Medicare

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 43%

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

• Approve 49% {47.0%} [50%] (47%) {45%} [50%] (44%) {40%} [45%] (46%) {49%} [44%] (47%)
• Disapprove 48% {49.7%} [46%] (48%) {50%} [46%] (49%) {53%} [50%] (48%) {45%} [50%] (47%)

I know it is a long way off, but thinking about the elections for Congress in 2012, if the election for U.S. Congress were held today, would you be voting for the Democratic House candidate or the Republican House candidate?

• Republican candidate 46% {46.8%} [46%] (46%) {45%} [45%] (44%) {46%} [47%] (47%) {45%} [47%] (47%)
• Democratic candidate 46% {45.6%} [46%] (45%) {46%} [47%] (47%) {46%} [46%] (44%) {46%} [45%] (44%)

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted September 8-12, 2012 by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner.  The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points. Party ID: 41% [38%] (37%) {37%} [39%] (40%) {35%} [38%] (35%) {38%} [38%] (34%) Democrat; 30% [33%] (31%) {31%} [31%] (31%) {31%} [33%] (32%) {31%} [36%] (34%) Republican; 28% [25%] (28%) {29%} [26%] (26%) {32%} [26%] (30%) {28%} [23%] (28%) Independent. Political ideology: 39% [37%] (39%) {39%} [41%] (41%) {38%} [42%] (43%) {41%} [43%] (42%) Conservative; 32% [33%] (33%) {32%} [30%] (35%) {36%} [35%] (33%) {31%} [34%] (34%) Moderate; 22% [22%] (21%) {21%} [22%] (19%) {19%} [20%] (19%) {21%} [18%] (18%) Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted August 23-27, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 21-25, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 23-27, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 28 - May 1, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 11-14, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 8-11, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 15-18, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 6-10, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 18-21, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 21-25, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 10-12, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 9-12, 2011 are in parentheses.