Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Push Poll on Auto Industry Bailouts

Rasmussen (R) Push Poll on Auto Industry Bailouts 

Looking back, were the bailouts of the auto industry good for the United States or bad for the United States?

• Good 51%
• Bad 38%
• Not sure 12%
  

Official estimates indicate that the government will lose tens of billions of dollars on the auto bailouts. Knowing that the government lost money on the auto bailouts, would you say that the bailouts were a success or a failure? 

• Success 42%
• Failure 45%
• Undecided 14%
  

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted November 8-9, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.

Inside the numbers:

Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Democrats think the auto bailouts were good for the country, compared to 22% of Republicans. A plurality (46%) of voters not affiliated with either political party agrees more with Democrats.

After learning that the government will lose money on the bailouts, 66% of Democrats still support them while 74% of GOP voters and 50% of unaffiliateds deem them a failure.

Younger voters are more supportive of the auto bailouts compared to their elders.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 49% (48%) {47%} [45%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 44% (45%) {44%} [42%] (44%)
• Other 3% (2%) {2%} [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 4% (6%) {6%} [9%] (8%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 42% (37%) {39%} [33%] (35%)
• Mitt Romney 41% (48%) {47%} [41%] (44%)
• Other 10% (4%) {5%} [9%] (9%)
• Undecided 7% (11%) {9%} [18%] (12%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 56% (53%) {58%} [51%] (53%)
• Mitt Romney 36% (36%) {33%} [34%] (33%)
• Other 4% (3%) {2%} [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 4% (9%) {7%} [12%] (10%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 47% (50%) {49%} [45%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 46% (42%) {42%} [41%] (40%)
• Other 5% (1%) {2%} [5%] (4%)
• Undecided 3% (6%) {7%} [9%] (8%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% (53%) {52%} [49%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 42% (40%) {40%} [40%] (41%)
• Other 2% (2%) {2%} [1%] (2%)
• Undecided 5% (5%) {6%} [9%] (7%)

Who would do better at balancing the federal budget?

• Mitt Romney 46% (48%) {46%} [47%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 43% (44%) {44%} [40%] (42%)
• Not sure 11% (9%) {10%} [12%] (11%)

Who is more in touch with the average person?

• Barack Obama 54% (54%) {55%} [53%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 36% (37%) {39%} [36%] (37%)
• Not sure 10% (9%) {6%} [11%] (11%)

Who will do a better job of keeping America safe?

• Barack Obama 48% (48%) {49%} [44%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 42% (44%) {43%} [43%] (44%)
• Not sure 10% (8%) {8%} [13%] (11%)

Do you support or oppose the federal government's financial bailout of American auto manufacturers?

• Support 48% (50%) {47%} [45%] (46%)
• Oppose 38% (37%) {38%} [38%] (38%)
• Not sure 14% (13%) {15%} [17%] (15%)

Do you support or oppose the healthcare reform law that Congress passed in 2010?

• Support 38% (37%) {36%} [37%] (35%)
• Oppose 50% (47%) {48%} [45%] (49%)
• Not sure 12% (16%) {15%} [17%] (16%)

Survey of 803 likely and actual voters was conducted November 1-4, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% (38%) {39%} [39%] (39%) Democrat; 34% (32%) {32%} [32%] (33%) Republican; 25% (26%) {25%} [26%] (25%) Independent.  Ideology: 42% (41%) {38%} [42%] (40%) Moderate; 32% (32%) {34%} [34%] (35%) Conservative; 17% (17%) {18%} [17%] (16%) Liberal. Results from the poll conducted October 26-29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 20-22, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 12-15, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 48% {47%} [45%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 45% {44%} [42%] (44%)
• Other 2% {2%} [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 6% {6%} [9%] (8%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 48% {47%} [41%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 37% {39%} [33%] (35%)
• Other 4% {5%} [9%] (9%)
• Undecided 11% {9%} [18%] (12%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 53% {58%} [51%] (53%)
• Mitt Romney 36% {33%} [34%] (33%)
• Other 3% {2%} [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 9% {7%} [12%] (10%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% {49%} [45%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 42% {42%} [41%] (40%)
• Other 1% {2%} [5%] (4%)
• Undecided 6% {7%} [9%] (8%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 53% {52%} [49%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 40% {40%} [40%] (41%)
• Other 2% {2%} [1%] (2%)
• Undecided 5% {6%} [9%] (7%)

Already Voted (25%)

• Barack Obama 56% {58%} [57%] (59%)
• Mitt Romney 40% {39%} [38%] (39%)
• Other 2% {2%} [3%] (2%)
• Undecided 1% {2%} [2%] (1%)

Will Vote Before Election Day (14%)

• Barack Obama 58%
  
• Mitt Romney 35%
• Other 3%
• Undecided 5%

Will Vote on Election Day (60%)

• Mitt Romney 50%
• Barack Obama 41%
  
• Other 1%
• Undecided 8%

Who would do better at balancing the federal budget?

• Mitt Romney 48% {46%} [47%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 44% {44%} [40%] (42%)
• Not sure 9% {10%} [12%] (11%)

Who is more in touch with the average person?

• Barack Obama 54% {55%} [53%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 37% {39%} [36%] (37%)
• Not sure 9% {6%} [11%] (11%)

Who will do a better job of keeping America safe?

• Barack Obama 48% {49%} [44%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 44% {43%} [43%] (44%)
• Not sure 8% {8%} [13%] (11%)

Do you support or oppose the federal government's financial bailout of American auto manufacturers?

• Support 50% {47%} [45%] (46%)
• Oppose 37% {38%} [38%] (38%)
• Not sure 13% {15%} [17%] (15%)

Do you support or oppose the healthcare reform law that Congress passed in 2010?

• Support 37% {36%} [37%] (35%)
• Oppose 47% {48%} [45%] (49%)
• Not sure 16% {15%} [17%] (16%)

Survey of 603 likely and actual voters was conducted October 26-29, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.  Party ID: 38% {39%} [39%] (39%) Democrat; 32% {32%} [32%] (33%) Republican; 26% {25%} [26%] (25%) Independent.  Ideology: 41% {38%} [42%] (40%) Moderate; 32% {34%} [34%] (35%) Conservative; 17% {18%} [17%] (16%) Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 20-22, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 12-15, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: University of Cincinnati Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

University of Cincinnati Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49% [51%] (49%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 49% [46%] (46%)
• Other 1% [1%] (2%)
• Undecided 1% [2%] (2%)

Who do you think would do the best job handling foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 50% (51%)
• Mitt Romney 46% (38%)

Who do you think would do the best job handling the economy?

• Mitt Romney 51% (49%)
• Barack Obama 45% (42%)

Will the Obama administration's loans to the U.S. auto industry make you more likely to vote for Obama?

• More likely 29%
• Less likely 21%
• Will not make a difference 48%
  

Will the debates make you more likely to vote for Romney, Obama, or not make a difference?

• Romney 23%
• Obama 14%
• Won't make a difference 62%
  

Would you say Romney's 47% comments will make you more likely to vote for Romney, Obama, or not make a difference?

• Obama 32%
• Romney 14%
• Won't make a difference 54%

We often hear from candidates that voters should be scared if their opponent wins.  Which of the following best describes you?

• Scared if Romney wins 29%
• Scared if Obama wins 29%
• Not scared if either wins 39%

Survey of  1,015 likely voters was conducted October 18-23, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted September 13-18, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-21, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47% [45%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 44% [42%] (44%)
• Other 2% [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 6% [9%] (8%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 47% [41%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 39% [33%] (35%)
• Other 5% [9%] (9%)
• Undecided 9% [18%] (12%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 58% [51%] (53%)
• Mitt Romney 33% [34%] (33%)
• Other 2% [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 7% [12%] (10%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% [45%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 42% [41%] (40%)
• Other 2% [5%] (4%)
• Undecided 7% [9%] (8%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% [49%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 40% [40%] (41%)
• Other 2% [1%] (2%)
• Undecided 6% [9%] (7%)

Already Voted: 26%

• Barack Obama 58% [57%] (59%)
• Mitt Romney 39% [38%] (39%)
• Other 2% [3%] (2%)
• Undecided 2% [2%] (1%)

Did Not Vote Yet: 74%

• Mitt Romney 46% [43%] (45%)
• Barack Obama 44% [43%] (44%)
  
• Other 2% [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 8% [11%] (9%)

Who would do better at balancing the federal budget?

• Mitt Romney 46% [47%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 44% [40%] (42%)
• Not sure 10% [12%] (11%)

Who is more in touch with the average person?

• Barack Obama 55% [53%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 39% [36%] (37%)
• Not sure 6% [11%] (11%)

Who will do a better job of keeping America safe?

• Barack Obama 49% [44%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [43%] (44%)
• Not sure 8% [13%] (11%)

Do you support or oppose the federal government's financial bailout of American auto manufacturers?

• Support 47% [45%] (46%)
• Oppose 38% [38%] (38%)
• Not sure 15% [17%] (15%)

Do you support or oppose the healthcare reform law that Congress passed in 2010?

• Support 36% [37%] (35%)
• Oppose 48% [45%] (49%)
• Not sure 15% [17%] (16%)

Survey of 609 likely and actual voters was conducted October 20-22, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% [39%] (39%) Democrat; 32% [32%] (33%) Republican; 25% [26%] (25%) Independent.  Ideology: 38% [42%] (40%) Moderate; 34% [34%] (35%) Conservative; 18% [17%] (16%) Liberal.  Already voted: 26% [18%] (11%) Yes; 74% [82%] (89%) No.  Results from the poll conducted October 12-15, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 45% (45%)
• Mitt Romney 42% (44%)
• Other 3% (3%)
• Undecided 9% (8%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 41% (44%)
• Barack Obama 33% (35%)
• Other 9% (9%)
• Undecided 18% (12%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 51% (53%)
• Mitt Romney 34% (33%)
• Other 3% (3%)
• Undecided 12% (10%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 45% (47%)
• Barack Obama 41% (40%)
• Other 5% (4%)
• Undecided 9% (8%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 49% (50%)
• Mitt Romney 40% (41%)
• Other 1% (2%)
• Undecided 9% (7%)

Already Voted (18%)

• Barack Obama 57% (59%)
• Mitt Romney 38% (39%)
• Other 3% (2%)
• Undecided 2% (1%)

Did Not Vote Yet (82%)

• Mitt Romney 43% (45%)
• Barack Obama 43% (44%)
  
• Other 3% (3%)
• Undecided 11% (9%)

Who would do better at balancing the federal budget?

• Mitt Romney 47% (47%)
• Barack Obama 40% (42%)
• Not sure 12% (11%)

Who is more in touch with the average person?

• Barack Obama 53% (52%)
• Mitt Romney 36% (37%)
• Not sure 11% (11%)

Who will do a better job of keeping America safe?

• Barack Obama 44% (45%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (44%)
• Not sure 13% (11%)

Do you support or oppose the federal government's financial bailout of American auto manufacturers?

• Support 45% (46%)
• Oppose 38% (38%)
• Not sure 17% (15%)

Do you support or oppose the healthcare reform law that Congress passed in 2010?

• Support 37% (35%)
• Oppose 45% (49%)
• Not sure 17% (16%)

Survey of 613 likely and actual voters was conducted October 12-15, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% (39%) Democrat; 32% (33%) Republican; 26% (25%) Independent.  Ideology: 42% (40%) Moderate; 34% (35%) Conservative; 17% (16%) Liberal.  Already voted: 18% (11%) Yes; 82% (89%) No. Results from the poll conducted October 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 51% (49%) {50%} [50%] (48%) {47%} [50%] (49%) {50%} [46%] (45%) {46%} [46%] (44%)
• Mitt Romney 46% (45%) {44%} [45%] (45%) {44%} [43%] (42%) {41%} [46%] (43%) {42%} [40%] (42%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 50% (42%) {51%} [46%] (39%) {42%} [40%] (40%) {45%} [46%] (43%) {44%} [39%] (40%)
• Barack Obama 45% (41%) {34%} [44%] (49%) {42%} [43%] (45%) {39%} [35%] (38%) {34%} [37%] (34%)
  

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 57% (60%) [64%] (66%) {56%} [56%] (62%) {64%} [54%] (57%) {52%} [61%] (59%)
• Mitt Romney 36% (32%) [28%] (27%) {29%} [31%] (33%) {23%} [35%] (28%) {30%} [21%] (24%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% (43%) {50%} [48%] (48%) {48%} [50%] (49%) {47%} [54%] (44%) {50%} [47%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 48% (50%) {43%} [46%] (44%) {41%} [44%] (43%) {45%} [38%] (42%) {43%} [38%] (37%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 54% (48%) {55%} [53%] (52%) {52%} [55%] (54%) {54%} [53%] (47%) {49%} [52%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 42% (46%) {39%} [43%] (43%) {41%} [36%] (36%) {36%} [38%] (43%) {35%} [35%] (37%)

Have you already voted, either at an early voting site or with an absentee ballot?

• Yes 19%
• No 81%

Already Voted

• Barack Obama 76%
• Mitt Romney 24%

Did Not Vote Yet

• Mitt Romney 51%
• Barack Obama 45%

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of the economy?

• Barack Obama 51% (47%)
• Mitt Romney 46% (47%)

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of Libya?

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Who do you think won the Vice Presidential debate: Joe Biden or Paul Ryan?

• Joe Biden 46%
• Paul Ryan 37%

Looking back, do you support or oppose the bailout of the auto industry?

• Support 54%
• Oppose 37%

Who do you think would be better for the automotive industry in Ohio: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Is the candidates’ for President records on the automotive industry very important, somewhat important, or not that important to you?

• Very important 42% (44%)
• Somewhat important 37% (29%)
• Not that important 19% (24%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 45% (45%) [44%] (41%) {35%} [37%] (28%) {28%} [36%] (30%) {32%} [33%] (36%) / 51% (49%) [49%] (52%) {54%} [53%] (56%) {48%} [48%] (49%) {43%} [43%] (39%) {-6%} 

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 47% (41%) [42%] (34%) {28%} [33%] (30%) {32%} [42%] (32%) {35%} [34%] (38%) / 47% (45%) [47%] (57%) {54%} [59%] (53%) {40%} [42%] (44%) {38%} [38%] (36%) {0%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 34% (33%) [28%] (24%) {19%} [26%] (26%) {26%} [37%] (22%) {26%} [26%] (27%) / 61% (61%) [62%] (68%) {68%} [62%] (59%) {46%} [40%] (54%) {48%} [50%] (47%) {-27%} 

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% (46%) [47%] (45%) {39%} [43%] (30%) {30%} [38%] (31%) {42%} [35%] (39%) / 48% (51%) [47%] (49%) {50%} [49%] (58%) {53%} [51%] (53%) {41%} [44%] (40%) {+1%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 42% (44%) [41%] (37%) {31%} [31%] (25%) {26%} [33%] (29%) {24%} [32%] (33%) / 54% (48%) [52%] (55%) {57%} [56%] (53%) {44%} [45%] (46%) {44%} [42%] (38%) {-12%} 

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Paul Ryan?

• Favorable 45% (34%)
• Unfavorable 48% (33%)

Among Independents

• Favorable 43% (32%)
• Unfavorable 47% (43%)

Among Moderates

• Favorable 32% (19%)
• Unfavorable 57% (44%)

Among Men

• Favorable 47% (41%)
• Unfavorable 47% (37%)

Among Women

• Favorable 42% (29%)
• Unfavorable 49% (30%)

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Joe Biden?

• Favorable 47% [46%]
• Unfavorable 46% [45%]

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 50% (48%) [48%] (46%) {44%} [48%] (48%) {41%} [43%] (44%) {46%} [47%] (42%)
• Disapprove 48% (49%) [48%] (51%) {51%} [48%] (48%) {49%} [52%] (52%) {49%} [46%] (49%)

Among Independents

• Approve 45% (41%) [40%] (46%) {37%} [41%] (40%) {30%} [39%] (34%) {37%} [39%] (40%)
• Disapprove 50% (52%) [54%] (49%) {53%} [53%] (53%) {56%} [57%] (59%) {55%} [49%] (54%)

Are you very excited, somewhat excited, or not at all excited about voting in the 2012 elections?

• Very excited 60% (58%)
• Somewhat excited 26% (24%)
• Not at all excited 15% (18%)

Among Democrats

• Very excited 62% (66%)
• Somewhat excited 25% (20%)
• Not at all excited 14% (14%)

Among Republicans

• Very excited 62% (62%)
• Somewhat excited 27% (26%)
• Not at all excited 11% (13%)

Among Independents

• Very excited 54% (36%)
• Somewhat excited 24% (28%)
• Not at all excited 23% (36%)

Survey of 880 likely Ohio voters was conducted October 12-13, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party ID: 40% (41%) {41%} [41%] (40%) {39%} [41%] (42%) {41%} [47%] (44%) {45%} [43%] (44%) Democrat; 36% (36%) {33%} [37%] (37%) {37%} [39%] (36%) {35%} [37%] (34%) {35%} [35%] (39%) Republican; 24% (23%) {26%} [22%] (24%) {24%} [20%] (21%) {24%} [16%] (22%) {20%} [21%] (18%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 29% (33%) [29%] (30%) {31%} [31%] (30%) {31%} [30%] (31%) {33%} [29%] Moderate; 26% (24%) [25%] (25%) {27%} [22%] (21%) {25%} [19%] (24%) {25%} [28%] Somewhat conservative; 16% (17%) [17%] (18%) {15%} [19%] (21%) {18%} [19%] (17%) {13%} [15%] Very conservative; 16% (16%) [17%] (18%) {17%} [18%] (18%) {20%} [21%] (19%) {16%} [19%] Somewhat liberal; 13% (11%) [11%] (10%) {9%} [9%] (10%) {7%} [10%] (8%) {13%} [7%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted September 27-30, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted September 14-18, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 7-9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 9-12, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 21-24, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 3-6, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 28-29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 4-6, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 13-16, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 11-14, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 10-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses.

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Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 45%
• Mitt Romney 44%
• Other 3%
• Undecided 8%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 44%
• Barack Obama 35%
• Other 9%
• Undecided 12%

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 33%
• Other 3%
• Undecided 10%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 47%
• Barack Obama 40%
• Other 4%
• Undecided 8%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 41%
• Other 2%
• Undecided 7%

Who would do better at balancing the federal budget?

• Mitt Romney 47%
• Barack Obama 42%
• Not sure 11%

Who is more in touch with the average person?

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 37%
• Not sure 11%

Who will do a better job of keeping America safe?

• Barack Obama 45%
• Mitt Romney 44%
• Not sure 11%

Do you support or oppose the federal government's financial bailout of American auto manufacturers?

• Support 46%
• Oppose 38%
• Not sure 15%

Do you support or oppose the healthcare reform law that Congress passed in 2010?

• Support 35%
• Oppose 49%
• Not sure 16%

Survey of 808 likely and actual voters was conducted October 5-8, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% Democrat; 33% Republican; 25% Independent.  Ideology: 40% Moderate; 35% Conservative; 16% Liberal.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 49% {50%} [50%] (48%) {47%} [50%] (49%) {50%} [46%] (45%) {46%} [46%] (44%)
• Mitt Romney 45% {44%} [45%] (45%) {44%} [43%] (42%) {41%} [46%] (43%) {42%} [40%] (42%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 42% {51%} [46%] (39%) {42%} [40%] (40%) {45%} [46%] (43%) {44%} [39%] (40%)
• Barack Obama 41% {34%} [44%] (49%) {42%} [43%] (45%) {39%} [35%] (38%) {34%} [37%] (34%)
  

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 60% [64%] (66%) {56%} [56%] (62%) {64%} [54%] (57%) {52%} [61%] (59%)
• Mitt Romney 32% [28%] (27%) {29%} [31%] (33%) {23%} [35%] (28%) {30%} [21%] (24%)

Among Men

• Barack Obama 50% {43%} [46%] (44%) {41%} [44%] (43%) {45%} [38%] (42%) {43%} [38%] (37%)
• Mitt Romney 43% {50%} [48%] (48%) {48%} [50%] (49%) {47%} [54%] (44%) {50%} [47%] (47%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 48% {55%} [53%] (52%) {52%} [55%] (54%) {54%} [53%] (47%) {49%} [52%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 46% {39%} [43%] (43%) {41%} [36%] (36%) {36%} [38%] (43%) {35%} [35%] (37%)

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of the economy?

• Barack Obama 47%
• Mitt Romney 47%

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 45%

Who do you think has been better for the automotive industry in Ohio: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 31%

Is the candidates’ for President records on the automotive industry very important, somewhat important, or not that important to you?

• Very important 44%
• Somewhat important 29%
• Not that important 24%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 45% [44%] (41%) {35%} [37%] (28%) {28%} [36%] (30%) {32%} [33%] (36%) / 49% [49%] (52%) {54%} [53%] (56%) {48%} [48%] (49%) {43%} [43%] (39%) {-4%} 

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 41% [42%] (34%) {28%} [33%] (30%) {32%} [42%] (32%) {35%} [34%] (38%) / 45% [47%] (57%) {54%} [59%] (53%) {40%} [42%] (44%) {38%} [38%] (36%) {-4%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 33% [28%] (24%) {19%} [26%] (26%) {26%} [37%] (22%) {26%} [26%] (27%) / 61% [62%] (68%) {68%} [62%] (59%) {46%} [40%] (54%) {48%} [50%] (47%) {-28%} 

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 46% [47%] (45%) {39%} [43%] (30%) {30%} [38%] (31%) {42%} [35%] (39%) / 51% [47%] (49%) {50%} [49%] (58%) {53%} [51%] (53%) {41%} [44%] (40%) {-5%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 44% [41%] (37%) {31%} [31%] (25%) {26%} [33%] (29%) {24%} [32%] (33%) / 48% [52%] (55%) {57%} [56%] (53%) {44%} [45%] (46%) {44%} [42%] (38%) {-4%} 

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 48% [48%] (46%) {44%} [48%] (48%) {41%} [43%] (44%) {46%} [47%] (42%)
• Disapprove 49% [48%] (51%) {51%} [48%] (48%) {49%} [52%] (52%) {49%} [46%] (49%)

Among Independents

• Approve 41% [40%] (46%) {37%} [41%] (40%) {30%} [39%] (34%) {37%} [39%] (40%)
• Disapprove 52% [54%] (49%) {53%} [53%] (53%) {56%} [57%] (59%) {55%} [49%] (54%)

Are you familiar with comments Mitt Romney has made about the ‘47%’, or not?

• Familiar 90%
• Not familiar 10%

Mitt Romney recently said, “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right? There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it, that that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what.... These are people who pay no income tax." Do you think Romney’s comments were appropriate or inappropriate?

• Appropriate 42%
• Inappropriate 53%

Do these comments make you more or less likely to vote for Mitt Romney, or do they not make a difference?

• More likely 31%
• Less likely 40%
• No difference 28%
  

Do you think Mitt Romney should release his tax returns for the last 12 years, or not?

• He should 50%
• He should not 41%

Do you think pollsters are intentionally skewing their polls this year to help Barack Obama, or not?

• They are intentionally skewing their polls 41%
• They are not 43%
• Not sure 16%

Among Democrats

• They are intentionally skewing their polls 16%
• They are not 69%
• Not sure 16%

Among Republicans

• They are intentionally skewing their polls 72%
• They are not 14%
• Not sure 14%

Among Independents

• They are intentionally skewing their polls 40%
• They are not 42%
• Not sure 18%

Are you very excited, somewhat excited, or not at all excited about voting in the 2012 elections?

• Very excited 58%
• Somewhat excited 24%
• Not at all excited 18%

Among Democrats

• Very excited 66%
• Somewhat excited 20%
• Not at all excited 14%

Among Republicans

• Very excited 62%
• Somewhat excited 26%
• Not at all excited 13%

Among Independents

• Very excited 36%
• Somewhat excited 28%
• Not at all excited 36%

Survey of 897 likely Ohio voters was conducted September 27-30, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party ID: 41% {41%} [41%] (40%) {39%} [41%] (42%) {41%} [47%] (44%) {45%} [43%] (44%) Democrat; 36% {33%} [37%] (37%) {37%} [39%] (36%) {35%} [37%] (34%) {35%} [35%] (39%) Republican; 23% {26%} [22%] (24%) {24%} [20%] (21%) {24%} [16%] (22%) {20%} [21%] (18%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 33% [29%] (30%) {31%} [31%] (30%) {31%} [30%] (31%) {33%} [29%] Moderate; 24% [25%] (25%) {27%} [22%] (21%) {25%} [19%] (24%) {25%} [28%] Somewhat conservative; 17% [17%] (18%) {15%} [19%] (21%) {18%} [19%] (17%) {13%} [15%] Very conservative; 16% [17%] (18%) {17%} [18%] (18%) {20%} [21%] (19%) {16%} [19%] Somewhat liberal; 11% [11%] (10%) {9%} [9%] (10%) {7%} [10%] (8%) {13%} [7%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted September 14-18, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 7-9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 9-12, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 21-24, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 3-6, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 28-29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 4-6, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 13-16, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 11-14, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 10-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses.

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Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50%
  
• Mitt Romney 42%
• Some other candidate 4%
• Undecided 4%

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 46%
  
• Mitt Romney 34%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 46%
• Barack Obama 43%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 55%
  
• Mitt Romney 39%

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

• Very favorable 21%
• Somewhat favorable 24%
• Somewhat unfavorable 17%
• Very unfavorable 35%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 45% / 52% {-7%}

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president?

• Strongly approve 32% (34%)
• Somewhat approve 22% (19%)
• Somewhat disapprove 8% (11%)
• Strongly disapprove 37% (34%)

When looking at a choice between Obama and Romney, is it a choice you are excited about or will you simply be voting for the lesser of two evils?

• Excited about choices 54%
• Voting for lesser of two evils 38%

Note: Obama leads Romney 61% to 39% among voters who are excited about the race, while Romney leads 49% to 35% among those who will be choosing the lesser of two evils.

Who would do a better job managing the economy: Mitt Romney or Barack Obama?

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 42%

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted June 14, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted February 1, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

As has always been the case, Michigan voters are more supportive of the government bailouts of General Motors and Chrysler compared to voters on the national level. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Michigan voters regard the bailouts as a success, and 46% continue to say so even when told the government lost billions on the bailouts. Just 21% of Michigan voters believe the government made money on the bailouts; 35% say it lost money, and 28% think it pretty much broke even.

Forty-eight percent (48%) of Michigan voters share a favorable impression of public employee unions, while nearly as many (45%) view them unfavorably. That's comparable to findings nationally. Obama draws strong support from Michigan voters who view public employee unions favorably, while Romney earns most of the vote from those with an unfavorable impression.

Voters in the Wolverine State are closely divided over the Republican’s business background: 41% say Romney’s track record in business is a reason to vote for him, but 43% see it as a reason to vote against him. Sixteen percent (16%) are undecided.

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Poll Watch: NBC News/Marist Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

NBC News/Marist Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 33%

• Barack Obama 53%
• Ron Paul 31%

• Barack Obama 55%
• Rick Santorum 29%

• Barack Obama 56%
• Newt Gingrich 28%

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

• Approve 51%
• Disapprove 38%

Overall, do you think the bailout of the auto industry was a good idea or a bad idea?

• Good idea 63%
• Bad idea 28%

Do you think President Obama deserves a great deal of credit, a good amount, not very much, or no credit at all for the recovery of the auto industry?

• A great deal of credit 24%
• A good amount 34%
• Not very much 22%
• No credit at all 15%

Survey of 3,149 registered voters was conducted February 19-20, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 1.8 percentage points.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Michigan 2012 Republican Primary Survey

PPP (D) Michigan 2012 GOP Primary Poll

• Rick Santorum 37% {39%} 
  
• Mitt Romney 33% {24%} [24%]
• Ron Paul 15% {12%} [6%]
• Newt Gingrich 10% {11%} [7%]
• Someone else/Undecided 6% {13%} [17%]

Very Conservative: 31% {38%}

• Rick Santorum 54% {51%} 
  
• Mitt Romney 23% {20%}
• Newt Gingrich 11% {10%}
• Ron Paul 7% {9%}
• Someone else/Undecided 6% {10%}

Somewhat Conservative: 38% {35%}

• Mitt Romney 40% {24%} 
• Rick Santorum 34% {41%} 
  
• Ron Paul 10% {8%}
• Newt Gingrich 9% {15%}
  
• Someone else/Undecided 6% {13%}

Among Men: 53% {45%}

• Rick Santorum 40% {35%}
• Mitt Romney 28% {23%}
• Ron Paul 19% {13%}
• Newt Gingrich 9% {13%}
• Someone else/Undecided 4% {15%}

Among Women: 47% {55%}

• Mitt Romney 38% {25%}
• Rick Santorum 34% {42%}
• Newt Gingrich 10% {10%}
• Ron Paul 10% {12%}
• Someone else/Undecided 8% {11%}

Would you say you are strongly committed to that candidate, or might you end up supporting someone else?

• Strongly committed to that candidate 64% {47%}
• Might end up supporting someone else 36% {53%}

Among Voters Strongly Committed to Candidate

• Rick Santorum 39% {44%}
  
• Mitt Romney 37% {31%}
• Ron Paul 15% {14%}
• Newt Gingrich 9% {10%}

Second Choice

• Rick Santorum 25% {18%}
• Mitt Romney 18% {17%}
• Newt Gingrich 17% {18%}
• Ron Paul 11% {10%}
• Someone else/Not sure 29% {37%}

If the Republican candidates for President were just Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum, who would you vote for?

• Rick Santorum 42% {48%}
• Mitt Romney 33% {27%}
• Ron Paul 16% {13%}
• Not sure 8% {12%}

Who do you think has more similar political beliefs to you, Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum?

• Rick Santorum 48%
• Mitt Romney 32%
• Not sure 19%

Would you rather have a beer with Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum?

• Rick Santorum 42%
• Mitt Romney 29%
• Not sure 29%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Santorum 67% {67%} / 23% {23%} {+44%}
• Mitt Romney 55% {49%} [61%] (66%) {66%} / 35% {39%} [23%] (20%) {18%} {+20%}
• Ron Paul 43% {32%} / 40% {51%} {+3%} 
• Newt Gingrich 39% {38%} (55%) {52%} / 50% {47%} (24%) {26%} {-11%} 

Do you think Rick Santorum is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 10%
• Too conservative 20%
• About right 63%

Do you think Mitt Romney is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 37%
• Too conservative 13%
• About right 42%

Do you consider yourself to be a member of the Tea Party?

• Yes 25% {27%}
• No 60% {58%}

Are you an Evangelical Christian, or not?

• Are an Evangelical 41% {48%}
• Are not 59% {52%}

Among Evangelical Christians

• Rick Santorum 51% {48%} 
  
• Mitt Romney 24% {20%}
• Newt Gingrich 10% {12%}
• Ron Paul 8% {8%}
• Someone else/Undecided 6% {13%}

Among Non-Evangelicals

• Mitt Romney 38% {29%}
• Rick Santorum 27% {31%} 
  
• Ron Paul 19% {17%}
• Newt Gingrich 9% {11%}
  
• Someone else/Undecided 6% {13%}

Does Rick Snyder’s endorsement make you more or less likely to vote for Mitt Romney, or does it not make a difference?

• More likely 13%
• Less likely 28%
• Doesn't make a difference 57%

If a candidate opposed the bailout of the auto industry, would that make you more or less likely to vote for them, or would it not make a difference?

• More likely 34%
• Less likely 27%
• Wouldn't make a difference 35%

Do you consider Mitt Romney to be a Michigander, or not?

• Consider him a Michigander 29% {26%}
• Do not 62% {62%}

Do you think Newt Gingrich should drop out of the Presidential race, or not?

• He should drop out 47%
• He should not 40%
• Not sure 13%

Think Gingrich Should Drop Out

• Mitt Romney 44%
• Rick Santorum 33%
  
• Ron Paul 17%
• Newt Gingrich 2%
  
• Someone else/Undecided 3%

Think Gingrich Should Not Drop Out

• Rick Santorum 37%
  
• Newt Gingrich 20%
• Mitt Romney 20%
• Ron Paul 14%
• Someone else/Undecided 8%

Are you or is anyone in your household a member of a labor union?

• Yes 27% {24%}
• No 73% {76%}

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of birth control?

• Favorable 56%
• Unfavorable 22%

Survey of 602 Republican primary voters was conducted February 17-19, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4.0 percentage points.  Party ID: 68% {70%} Republican; 27% {26%} Independent; 5% {4%} Democrat.  Political ideology: 38% {35%} [43%] (38%) Somewhat conservative; 31% {38%} [34%] (40%) Very conservative; 22% {18%} [20%] (16%) Moderate; 6% {6%} [2%] (3%) Somewhat liberal; 3% {3%} [1%] (2%) Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted February 10-12, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 21-24, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 18-20, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted December 3-6, 2010 are in curly brackets. 

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 47% [48%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 42% [41%] (43%)

• Barack Obama 50%
• Rick Perry 35%

• Barack Obama 53%
• Michele Bachmann 37%

• Barack Obama 50%
• Herman Cain 33%

• Barack Obama 54% [55%] (56%)
• Sarah Palin 36% [35%] (35%)

• Barack Obama 50%
• Thad McCotter 31%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 45% [40%] (41%)
• Barack Obama 34% [41%] (42%)

• Barack Obama 42%
• Michele Bachmann 41%

• Barack Obama 37%
• Herman Cain 34%

• Barack Obama 39%
• Rick Perry 35%

• Barack Obama 39%
• Thad McCotter 32%

• Barack Obama 46% [52%] (62%)
• Sarah Palin 37% [33%] (26%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 56% [56%] (59%)
• Mitt Romney 30% [25%] (29%)

• Barack Obama 61%
• Herman Cain 17%

• Barack Obama 68%
• Michele Bachmann 22%

• Barack Obama 63%
• Rick Perry 17%

• Barack Obama 68% [74%] (72%)
• Sarah Palin 21% [13%] (17%)

• Barack Obama 63%
• Thad McCotter 15%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 46% [44%] (50%)
• Barack Obama 43% [48%] (42%)

• Barack Obama 47%
• Rick Perry 39%

• Barack Obama 51%
• Michele Bachmann 40%

• Barack Obama 47%
• Herman Cain 36%

• Barack Obama 51% [54%] (50%)
• Sarah Palin 39% [37%] (39%)

• Barack Obama 48%
• Thad McCotter 35%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 51% [48%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 38% [38%] (36%)

• Barack Obama 54%
• Michele Bachmann 34%

• Barack Obama 52%
• Herman Cain 31%

• Barack Obama 53%
• Rick Perry 31%

• Barack Obama 57% [56%] (61%)
• Sarah Palin 33% [33%] (31%)

• Barack Obama 53%
• Thad McCotter 27%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 39% [37%] (39%) / 43% [45%] (37%) {-4%}
• Herman Cain 20% / 29% {-9%}
• Michele Bachmann 32% / 42% {-10%}
• Rick Perry 18% / 33% {-15%}
• Thad McCotter 13% / 29% {-16%}
• Sarah Palin 35% [31%] (34%) / 57% [61%] (60%) {-22%}

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 61% [62%] (63%) / 22% [21%] (21%) {+39%}
• Sarah Palin 63% [65%] (65%) / 26% [22%] (24%) {+37%}
• Michele Bachmann 51% / 18% {+33%}
• Herman Cain 37% / 13% {+24%}
• Rick Perry 36% / 16% {+20%}
• Thad McCotter 17% / 22% {-5%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 48% [42%] (43%) / 34% [39%] (34%) {+14%}
• Herman Cain 19% / 26% {-7%}
• Thad McCotter 15% / 23% {-8%}
• Rick Perry 17% / 27% {-10%}
• Michele Bachmann 26% / 39% {-13%}
• Sarah Palin 40% [29%] (28%) / 52% [66%] (68%) {-12%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 37% [34%] (31%) / 42% [46%] (39%) {-5%}
• Thad McCotter 10% / 25% {-15%}
• Herman Cain 11% / 36% {-25%}
• Rick Perry 7% / 36% {-29%}
• Michele Bachmann 19% / 51% {-32%}
• Sarah Palin 21% [12%] (17%) / 73% [80%] (79%) {-52%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 41% [35%] (46%) / 40% [50%] (41%) {+1%}
• Michele Bachmann 35% / 40% {-5%}
• Herman Cain 25% / 31% {-6%}
• Rick Perry 24% / 37% {-13%}
• Thad McCotter 16% / 31% {-15%}
• Sarah Palin 37% [32%] (38%) / 54% [62%] (57%) {-17%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 37% [39%] (33%) / 46% [40%] (32%) {-9%}
• Herman Cain 16% / 28% {-12%}
• Michele Bachmann 28% / 43% {-15%}
• Thad McCotter 11% / 27% {-16%}
• Rick Perry 13% / 31% {-18%}
• Sarah Palin 33% [31%] (31%) / 60% [61%] (62%) {-27%}

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 50% [47%] (50%)
• Disapprove 46% [45%] (45%)

Among Men

• Approve 47% [49%] (44%)
• Disapprove 49% [47%] (51%)

Among Women

• Approve 53% [46%] (56%)
• Disapprove 44% [44%] (39%)

Do you think the bailout of the auto industry has been a success or not?

• It's been a success 51%
• It has not 30%

Among Democrats

• It's been a success 71%
• It has not 19%

Among Republicans

• It's been a success 27%
• It has not 46%

Among Independents

• It's been a success 49%
• It has not 30%

Survey of 593 Michigan voters was conducted July 21-24, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 40% [41%] (35%) Democrat; 30% [28%] (35%) Republican; 30% [31%] (29%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% [35%] Moderate; 26% [21%] Somewhat conservative; 18% [16%] Somewhat liberal; 14% [16%] Very conservative; 12% [12%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted March 18-20, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 3-6, 2010 are in parentheses.

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