Poll Watch: Glengariff Group Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

Glengariff Group Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 49.0% {52.0%} [47.5%] (45.1%)
• Mitt Romney 42.3% {37.8%} [42.0%] (39.5%)

Which candidate for President do you think would do a better job of handling our nation’s economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Mitt Romney 45.3%
• Barack Obama 45.2% 

Which candidate for President do you think would do a better job of handling our nation’s foreign affairs, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 50.0%
• Mitt Romney 39.7%

Which candidate for President do you think would do a better job understanding your values, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 48.3%
• Mitt Romney 39.5%

Would you say that Mitt Romney or Barack Obama won the debate?

• Mitt Romney 66.0%
• Barack Obama 14.0%
• Draw 11.6%
• Don't know 8.1%

Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted October 6-8, 2012 for The Detroit News and WDIV. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Party ID: 43.3% Democrat; 37.2% Republican; 18.5% Independent.  Results from the poll conducted September 15-17, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 18-20, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 10-11, 2012 are in parentheses.