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

Quinnipiac/NY Times/CBS Colorado 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 48% [47%] (50%) 
• Barack Obama 47% [48%] (45%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 49% [46%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 45% [47%] (45%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 52% [52%] (56%)
• Barack Obama 42% [43%] (39%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 51% [52%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 45% [43%] (43%)

(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 Barack Obama 68% [73%] (62%)
• Like but with reservations 23% [21%] (30%)
• Dislike Mitt Romney 9% [5%] (7%)

(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 Mitt Romney 60% [55%] (51%)
• Like but with reservations 25% [27%] (27%)
• Dislike Barack Obama 15% [16%] (21%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 48% [46%] (47%) / 44% [47%] (42%) {+4%}
• Paul Ryan 38% [38%] / 34% [38%] {+4%}
• Barack Obama 49% [49%] (46%) / 48% [47%] (50%) {+1%}
• Joe Biden 36% [40%] / 44% [44%] {-8%}

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

• Approve 45% [47%] (44%)
• Disapprove 52% [50%] (53%)

Do you think Joe Biden is or is not qualified to serve as President if it becomes necessary, or don't you know enough about Joe Biden to say? 

• Qualified 41%
• Not qualified 39%
• Don't know enough 19%

Do you think Paul Ryan is or is not qualified to serve as President if it becomes necessary, or don't you know enough about Paul Ryan to say?

• Qualified 40%
• Not qualified 26%
• Don't know enough 33%

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

• Yes 54% [55%] (52%)
• No 42% [41%] (44%)

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

• Yes 48% [45%] (47%)
• No 48% [50%] (46%)

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

• Very confident 35% [35%]
• Somewhat confident 19% [19%]
• Not too confident 15% [14%]
• Not at all confident 31% [30%]
  

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

• Very confident 32% [24%]
• Somewhat confident 27% [28%]
• Not too confident 17% [16%]
• Not at all confident 22% [30%]

Would you say that Barack Obama has strong leadership qualities or not? 

• Yes 54%
• No 44%

Would you say that Mitt Romney has strong leadership qualities or not?

• Yes 67%
• No 29%

Would you say that Barack Obama is honest and trustworthy or not?

• Yes 49%
• No 48%

Would you say that Mitt Romney is honest and trustworthy or not?

• Yes 47%
• No 48%

Do you think Barack Obama has clearly explained his specific plans for the next four years, or hasn't he clearly explained them? 

• Yes, explained 47%
• No, has not 51%

Do you think Mitt Romney has clearly explained his specific plans for the next four years, or hasn't he clearly explained them?

• Yes, explained 37%
• No, has not 60%

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

• Mitt Romney 52% [48%] (51%)
• Barack Obama 44% [47%] (41%)

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 48% [49%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 47% [45%] (45%)

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

• Mitt Romney 49%
• Barack Obama 46%

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 47% [49%]
• Mitt Romney 46% [44%]

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 48% [49%]
• Mitt Romney 47% [45%]

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 54%
• Barack Obama 40%

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 49% [50%]
• Mitt Romney 45% [43%]

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

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 45%

Did the presidential debate make you more likely to vote for Barack Obama, less likely, or did it have no effect on your vote choice? 

• More likely 9%
• Less likely 19%
• Had no effect 71%

Did the presidential debate make you more likely to vote for Mitt Romney, less likely, or did it have no effect on your vote choice?

• More likely 26%
• Less likely 13%
• Had no effect 60%

Who do you think will win the vice presidential debate, Joe Biden or Paul Ryan?  

• Paul Ryan 47%
• Joe Biden 30%

Survey of 1,254 likely voters was conducted October 4-9, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.  Party ID: 29% [31%] (32%) Republican; 27% [30%] (27%) Democrat; 39% [35%] (37%) Independent; 4% [3%] (4%) Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 11-17, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 31 - August 6, 2012 are in parentheses.