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

Quinnipiac/NY Times/CBS News Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 53% [49%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 44% [46%] (45%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 49% [48%] (46%)
• Barack Obama 46% [44%] (47%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% [51%] (46%)
• Barack Obama 47% [45%] (50%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 58% [53%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 39% [41%] (44%)

(Among Obama Voters) Would you describe your support for Barack Obama as strongly favoring him, or do you like him but with reservations, or do you support him because you dislike Mitt Romney?

• Strongly favor 73% (65%)
• Like, but with reservations 20% (24%)
• Dislike Romney 6% (10%) 

(Among Romney Voters) Would you describe your support for Mitt Romney as strongly favoring him, or do you like him but with reservations, or do you support him because you dislike Barack Obama? 

• Strongly favor 57% (49%)
• Like, but with reservations 22% (29%)
• Dislike Obama 20% (19%) 

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 54% [50%] (50%) / 42% [45%] (46%) {+12%}  
• Democratic Party 49% / 43% {+6%}
• Joe Biden 43% [37%] / 41% [44%] {+2%} 
• Paul Ryan 36% [35%] / 36% [29%] {0%}
• Mitt Romney 41% [45%] (41%) / 48% [42%] (42%) {-7%}
• Republican Party 38% / 50% {-12%}

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

• Approve 50% [47%] (48%)
• Disapprove 47% [48%] (48%)
  

In general which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama presidency so far? Would you say you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat disappointed or very disappointed?

•  Very satisfied 20%
• Somewhat satisfied 29%
• Somewhat disappointed 13%
• Very disappointed 37% 

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

• Yes 57% [57%] (55%)
• No 40% [40%] (42%)

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

• Yes 41% [44%] (42%)
• No 55% [48%] (49%)

How confident are you in Barack Obama's ability to be an effective Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military?

• Very confident 37%
• Somewhat confident 18%
• Not too confident 13%
• Not at all confident 31%
  

How confident are you in Mitt Romney's ability to be an effective Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military?

• Very confident 23%
• Somewhat confident 26%
• Not too confident 18%
• Not at all confident 31%

How confident are you in Barack Obama's ability to make the right decisions about events in the Middle East?

• Very confident 30%
• Somewhat confident 23%
• Not too confident 10%
• Not at all confident 36%
  

How confident are you in Mitt Romney's ability to make the right decisions about events in the Middle East?

• Very confident 20%
• Somewhat confident 26%
• Not too confident 18%
• Not at all confident 33%

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

• Barack Obama 51% [45%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 46% [48%] (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 54% [51%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 41% [43%] (42%)

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

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 44%

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 55% [50%]
• Mitt Romney 40% [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 52% [48%]
• Mitt Romney 43% [44%]

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on women's reproductive health issues, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 60%
• Mitt Romney 32%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job handling an international crisis, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 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 52% [50%]
• Mitt Romney 42% [42%]

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 48% [53%]
• Barack Obama 46% [37%]

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

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 42%

Which comes closest to your view of Barack Obama's economic policies, A) They are improving the economy now, and will probably continue to do so, OR B) They have not improved the economy yet, but will if given more time, OR C) They are not improving the economy and probably never will.

• A)Improving now 34%
• B)Will improve 22%
• C)Will never improve 43%

If Barack Obama is re-elected President, do you think the policies of his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or will they treat all groups the same?

• Favor the rich 7%
• Favor middle class 26%
• Favor the poor 29%
• Treat all the same 31%

If Mitt Romney is elected President, do you think the policies of his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or will they treat all groups the same?

• Favor the rich 56%
• Favor middle class 8%
• Favor the poor 0%
• Treat all the same 31%

Do you think the Obama campaign is saying things it believes to be true, or is it deliberately misleading people?

• Saying things it believes to be true 53%
• Deliberately misleading people 43%

Do you think the Romney campaign is saying things it believes to be true, or is it deliberately misleading people?

• Saying things it believes to be true 43%
  
• Deliberately misleading people 49%

As you may know, the Obama administration has announced a new policy in which young illegal immigrants who came to the country as children will be able to obtain work permits and will not face deportation. Do you support or oppose this new policy?

• Support 66%
• Oppose 28% 

Among Democrats

• Support 93%
• Oppose 4%

Among Republicans

• Support 36%
  
• Oppose 55%

Among Independents

• Support 63%
• Oppose 32%

From what you've read and heard, do you think Barack Obama is removing U.S. troops from Afghanistan too quickly, not quickly enough, or is he handling this about right?

• Too quickly 19%
• Not quickly enough 34%
• About right 42% 

Among Democrats

• Too quickly 2%
• Not quickly enough 33%
• About right 62%

Among Republicans

• Too quickly 41%
• Not quickly enough 32%
• About right 20%
  

Among Independents

• Too quickly 21%
• Not quickly enough 36%
• About right 38%

Survey of 1,196 likely voters was conducted September 18-24, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.  Party ID: 36% [34%] (36%) Democrat; 27% [28%] (27%) Republican; 33% [32%] (32%) Independent; 4% [6%] (5%) Other.  Click here to view crosstabs.  Results from the poll conducted August 15-21, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 24-30, 2012 are in parentheses.