Thursday, September 13, 2012

Poll Watch: EPIC-MRA Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

EPIC-MRA Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 47% {49%} [48%] (45%) {47%} [48%] (41%) {43%} [41%] (41%)
  • Mitt Romney 37% {46%} [42%] (46%) {43%} [40%] (46%) {45%} [46%] (46%)
(Among Obama Voters) Would you say that you are voting FOR Barack Obama, or, voting AGAINST Mitt Romney?
  • Voting for Barack Obama 76%
  • Voting against Mitt Romney 21%
(Among Obama Voters) How enthusiastic would you say you are in voting for Barack Obama -- extremely enthusiastic, very enthusiastic, only somewhat enthusiastic, or not enthusiastic at all?
  • Extremely enthusiastic 40%
  • Very enthusiastic 37%
  • Only somewhat enthusiastic 20%
  • Not enthusiastic at all 2%
(Among Romney Voters) Would you say that you are voting FOR Mitt Romney, or, voting AGAINST Barack Obama?
  • Voting for Mitt Romney 54%
  • Voting against Barack Obama 43%
(Among Romney Voters) How enthusiastic would you say you are in voting for Mitt Romney -- extremely enthusiastic, very enthusiastic, only somewhat enthusiastic, or not enthusiastic at all?
  • Extremely enthusiastic 24%
  • Very enthusiastic 41%
  • Only somewhat enthusiastic 31%
  • Not enthusiastic at all 3%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Barack Obama 52% / 45% {+7%}
  • Joe Biden 46% / 43% {+3%}
  • Mitt Romney 44% / 47% {-3%}
  • Paul Ryan 37% / 41% {-4%}
In the end, who do you think will win the November election and be elected President, Barack Obama the Democrat or Mitt Romney the Republican?
  • Barack Obama 53%
  • Mitt Romney 30%
  • Undecided\Refused to answer 17%
Overall, how would you rate the job being done by Barack Obama as President -- would you give him a positive rating of excellent or pretty good, or a negative rating of just fair or poor?
  • Positive 46%
  • Negative 54%
Thinking about the current condition of our nation’s economy, who do you think is more responsible for the current condition of the national economy -- President Barack Obama and his economic policies, or, President George W. Bush and his economic policies?
  • Bush and his economic policies 47%
  • Obama and his economic policies 34%
  • Both equally 9%
  • Neither 7%
  • Undecided/Refused to answer 3%
How much of the Republican National Convention, including Mitt Romney’s speech, how much of it did you watch on television?
  • All of it 15%
  • Most of it 18%
  • Only some of it 36%
  • None of it 31%
How much of the Democratic National Convention, including Barack Obama’s speech, how much of it did you watch on television?
  • All of it 17%
  • Most of it 19%
  • Only some of it 33%
  • None of it 31%
After watching one or both conventions, or watching and reading news coverage about the two conventions, would you say the conventions made you more likely to vote for Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, or, would you say the conventions didn’t really influence you one way or the other?
  • Conventions didn’t influence 63%
  • More likely to vote for Barack Obama 23%
  • More likely to vote for Mitt Romney 12%
Based on your personal experience or what you know or have heard or read, do you support or oppose the efforts of the Tea Party movement?
  • Support 26%
  • Oppose 44%
  • Undecided\Refused to answer 20%
Do you think of yourself as pro-choice, meaning that you support allowing women to have the right to an abortion, or do you consider yourself pro-life, meaning that you oppose abortions except where it is necessary to save the life of the mother?
  • Pro-choice 50%
  • Pro-life 42%
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted September 8-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.0 percentage points.  Party ID: 43% Democrat; 38% Republican; 16% Independent.  Results from the poll conducted August 28, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 24-31, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 2-5, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 31 - April 3, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 21-25, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 13-16, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 13-16, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 9-11, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 12-17, 2011 are in parentheses.
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