Poll Watch: NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

NBC/WSJ/Marist Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 51% (50%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 45% (45%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 53% (51%) / 44% (44%) {+9%}
• Paul Ryan 50% (49%) / 43% (40%) {+7%}
• Joe Biden 47% (42%) / 46% (45%) {+1%} 
• Mitt Romney 47% (43%) / 47% (46%) {0%}

Which candidate will do a better job handling the economy?

• Barack Obama 48% (45%)
• Mitt Romney 47% (46%)

Which candidate will do a better job handling foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 52% (51%)
• Mitt Romney 42% (40%)

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 49% (48%)
• Disapprove 46% (46%)

Survey of 1,013 likely voters was conducted October 15-17, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points.  Party ID: 33% (33%) Democrat; 28% (28%) Republican; 38% (38%) Independent.  Ideology: 34% (32%) Moderate; 31% (31%) Conservative; 17% (18%) Liberal; 12% (12%) Very conservative; 5% (7%) Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted September 16-18, 2012 are in parentheses.