President Obama Delivers Weekly Address: "Extending Middle Class Tax Cuts to Grow the Economy"

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Poll Watch: PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

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

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 89% {88%} [91%] (90%) {95%} [93%] (92%) {92%} [88%] (91%) {93%} [89%] (91%)
• Mitt Romney 10% {10%} [8%] (6%) {4%} [5%] (4%) {5%} [9%] (6%) {5%} [5%] (5%)

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 86% {90%} [92%] (85%) {92%} [92%] (86%) {84%} [79%] (84%) {80%} [81%] (82%)
• Barack Obama 13% {7%} [7%] (12%) {7%} [5%] (9%) {9%} [8%] (6%) {7%} [6%] (9%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 47% {44%} [46%] (31%) {45%} [43%] (47%) {44%} [45%] (44%) {48%} [39%] (42%)
• Mitt Romney 45% {45%} [46%] (50%) {47%} [46%] (36%) {46%} [41%] (36%) {37%} [47%] (42%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% {53%} [49%] (54%) {51%} [50%] (50%) {48%} [45%] (47%) {43%} [48%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 45% {43%} [48%] (38%) {45%} [44%] (43%) {47%} [44%] (41%) {47%} [44%] (45%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 57% {54%} [52%] (57%) {56%} [55%] (55%) {55%} [51%] (51%) {54%} [51%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 41% {42%} [44%] (35%) {42%} [41%] (36%) {38%} [40%] (39%) {37%} [37%] (41%)

Among Whites

• Mitt Romney 57% {59%} [57%] {57%}
• Barack Obama 41% {38%} [40%] {40%}

Among Blacks

• Barack Obama 88% {91%} [90%] {91%}
• Mitt Romney 8% {7%} [8%] {7%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 51% {48%} / 47% {51%} {+4%}
• Mitt Romney 46% {49%} [52%] {47%} [46%] (38%) {38%} [33%] (34%) {35%} [33%] (33%) / 51% {47%} [44%] {49%} [49%] (51%) {52%} [52%] (49%) {43%} [48%] (46%) {-5%}

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 88% {85%} / 12% {15%} {+76%}
• Mitt Romney 12% {15%} [21%] {6%} [9%] (4%) {10%} [19%] (16%) {21%} [11%] (6%) / 85% {80%} [76%] {90%} [88%] (86%) {80%} [66%] (69%) {62%} [73%] (69%) {-73%}

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 83% {87%} [87%] {90%} [90%] (77%) {71%} [44%] (53%) {52%} [52%] (57%) / 15% {12%} [9%] {8%} [5%] (16%) {20%} [42%] (34%) {24%} [26%] (28%) {+68%}
• Barack Obama 14% {8%} / 83% {89%} {-69%} 

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 46% {44%} / 52% {53%} {-6%}
• Mitt Romney 44% {51%} [51%] {48%} [48%] (33%) {40%} [36%] (31%) {34%} [42%] (37%) / 50% {44%} [43%] {45%} [46%] (51%) {49%} [47%] (44%) {43%} [40%] (38%) {-6%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% {53%} [53%] {51%} [51%] (42%) {42%} [33%] (36%) {36%} [38%] (33%) / 47% {42%} [43%] {45%} [45%] (48%) {50%} [56%] (51%) {49%} [47%] (50%) {+2%}
• Barack Obama 44% {43%} / 53% {56%} {-9%} 

Among Women

• Barack Obama 56% {52%} / 42% {46%} {+14%}
• Mitt Romney 42% {46%} [50%] {42%} [42%] (34%) {35%} [33%] (31%) {34%} [28%] (33%) / 55% {52%} [45%] {53%} [53%] (54%) {54%} [48%] (47%) {39%} [50%] (42%) {-13%}

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

• Approve 47% {45%} [50%] {50%} [49%] (49%) {50%} [48%] (47%) {51%} [48%] (50%)
• Disapprove 49% {53%} [48%] {48%} [46%] (47%) {46%} [47%] (48%) {44%} [45%] (45%)

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to stand up for the middle class: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 52% {53%}
• Mitt Romney 44% {45%}

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to make sure the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share of taxes: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 51% {50%}
• Mitt Romney 41% {43%}

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to keep tax rates fair for the middle class: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 50% {49%}
• Mitt Romney 45% {48%}

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to protect Medicare: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 50% {49%}
• Mitt Romney 46% {47%}

Survey of 722 likely Virginia voters was conducted October 23-24, 2012, on behalf of Health Care for America Now. The margin of error is +/- 3.6 percentage points. Party ID: 38% {42%} [38%] (40%) {35%} [37%] (33%) {39%} [33%] (35%) {37%} [39%] (36%) Democrat; 34% {37%} [32%] (32%) {32%} [30%] (33%) {32%} [36%] (36%) {34%} [34%] (35%) Republican; 28% {21%} [30%] (28%) {33%} [33%] (34%) {29%} [31%] (30%) {29%} [27%] (30%) Independent/Other.  Race: 71% {72%} [75%] {73%} White; 20% {20%} [18%] {17%} Black; 9% {8%} [7%] {10%} Other.  Results from the poll conducted October 18-19, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 4-7, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 17-19, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 13-16, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-19, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 26-29, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 11-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 21-24, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 5-8, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 10-13, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

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

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 88% [91%] (90%) {95%} [93%] (92%) {92%} [88%] (91%) {93%} [89%] (91%)
• Mitt Romney 10% [8%] (6%) {4%} [5%] (4%) {5%} [9%] (6%) {5%} [5%] (5%)

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 90% [92%] (85%) {92%} [92%] (86%) {84%} [79%] (84%) {80%} [81%] (82%)
• Barack Obama 7% [7%] (12%) {7%} [5%] (9%) {9%} [8%] (6%) {7%} [6%] (9%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 45% [46%] (50%) {47%} [46%] (36%) {46%} [41%] (36%) {37%} [47%] (42%)
• Barack Obama 44% [46%] (31%) {45%} [43%] (47%) {44%} [45%] (44%) {48%} [39%] (42%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 53% [49%] (54%) {51%} [50%] (50%) {48%} [45%] (47%) {43%} [48%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 43% [48%] (38%) {45%} [44%] (43%) {47%} [44%] (41%) {47%} [44%] (45%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 54% [52%] (57%) {56%} [55%] (55%) {55%} [51%] (51%) {54%} [51%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 42% [44%] (35%) {42%} [41%] (36%) {38%} [40%] (39%) {37%} [37%] (41%)

Among Whites

• Mitt Romney 59% [57%] {57%}
• Barack Obama 38% [40%] {40%}

Among Blacks

• Barack Obama 91% [90%] {91%}
• Mitt Romney 7% [8%] {7%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 49% [52%] {47%} [46%] (38%) {38%} [33%] (34%) {35%} [33%] (33%) / 47% [44%] {49%} [49%] (51%) {52%} [52%] (49%) {43%} [48%] (46%) {+2%}
• Barack Obama 48% / 51% {-3%}

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 85% / 15% {+70%}
• Mitt Romney 15% [21%] {6%} [9%] (4%) {10%} [19%] (16%) {21%} [11%] (6%) / 80% [76%] {90%} [88%] (86%) {80%} [66%] (69%) {62%} [73%] (69%) {-65%}

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 87% [87%] {90%} [90%] (77%) {71%} [44%] (53%) {52%} [52%] (57%) / 12% [9%] {8%} [5%] (16%) {20%} [42%] (34%) {24%} [26%] (28%) {+75%}
• Barack Obama 8% / 89% {-81%} 

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 51% [51%] {48%} [48%] (33%) {40%} [36%] (31%) {34%} [42%] (37%) / 44% [43%] {45%} [46%] (51%) {49%} [47%] (44%) {43%} [40%] (38%) {+7%}
• Barack Obama 44% / 53% {-9%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 53% [53%] {51%} [51%] (42%) {42%} [33%] (36%) {36%} [38%] (33%) / 42% [43%] {45%} [45%] (48%) {50%} [56%] (51%) {49%} [47%] (50%) {+11%}
• Barack Obama 43% / 56% {-13%} 

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% / 46% {+6%}
• Mitt Romney 46% [50%] {42%} [42%] (34%) {35%} [33%] (31%) {34%} [28%] (33%) / 52% [45%] {53%} [53%] (54%) {54%} [48%] (47%) {39%} [50%] (42%) {-6%}

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

• Approve 45% [50%] {50%} [49%] (49%) {50%} [48%] (47%) {51%} [48%] (50%)
• Disapprove 53% [48%] {48%} [46%] (47%) {46%} [47%] (48%) {44%} [45%] (45%)

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to stand up for the middle class: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 45%

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to make sure the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share of taxes: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to keep tax rates fair for the middle class: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 48%

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to protect Medicare: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 47%

Survey of 500 likely Virginia voters was conducted October 18-19, 2012, on behalf of Health Care for America Now. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID: 42% [38%] (40%) {35%} [37%] (33%) {39%} [33%] (35%) {37%} [39%] (36%) Democrat; 37% [32%] (32%) {32%} [30%] (33%) {32%} [36%] (36%) {34%} [34%] (35%) Republican; 21% [30%] (28%) {33%} [33%] (34%) {29%} [31%] (30%) {29%} [27%] (30%) Independent/Other.  Race: 72% [75%] {73%} White; 20% [18%] {17%} Black; 8% [7%] {10%} Other.  Results from the poll conducted October 4-7, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 17-19, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 13-16, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-19, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 26-29, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 11-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 21-24, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 5-8, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 10-13, 2010 are in parentheses.

President Obama Delivers Weekly Address: "Congress Should Keep America Moving Forward"

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Poll Watch: PPP (D) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 52% [49%] (47%) {50%} [47%] (50%) {53%} [46%] (47%) {51%} [48%] (46%)
• Mitt Romney 45% [48%] (48%) {44%} [46%] (44%) {39%} [43%] (42%) {39%} [38%] (42%)

Note: 2008 Barack Obama 56%, John McCain 43% / 2004 John Kerry 50%, George W. Bush 49%

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 52% [47%] {53%} [53%] (53%) {57%} [38%] (40%) {47%} [45%] (43%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [43%] {39%} [35%] (36%) {33%} [42%] (37%) {36%} [33%] (36%)

Note: Independents: 2008 (29%): Barack Obama 58%, John McCain 39% / 2004 (27%): John Kerry 53%, George W. Bush 45%
  
Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 64% [61%] {67%} [61%] (66%) {67%} [61%] (57%) {67%} [64%] (61%)
• Mitt Romney 30% [31%] {24%} [29%] (28%) {24%} [29%] (25%) {22%} [20%] (25%)

Note: Moderates: 2008 (47%): Barack Obama 63%, John McCain 36% / 2004 (49%): John Kerry 56%, George W. Bush 44% 

Among Men

• Barack Obama 50% [43%] {46%} [42%] (46%) {51%} [40%] (42%) {44%} [42%] (44%)
• Mitt Romney 47% [52%] {48%} [49%] (49%) {42%} [49%] (46%) {46%} [44%] (45%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 54% [50%] {53%} [51%] (53%) {54%} [52%] (51%) {56%} [53%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [44%] {41%} [43%] (41%) {36%} [38%] (38%) {33%} [32%] (40%)

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

• Barack Obama 51% 
• Mitt Romney 46% 

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

• Barack Obama 52% 
• Mitt Romney 44%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 44% [45%] {41%} [37%] (38%) {25%} [31%] (32%) {29%} [30%] (33%) / 51% [48%] {50%} [48%] (49%) {61%} [53%] (48%) {49%} [41%] (45%) {-7%}

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

• Favorable 48% [49%] {44%} [40%] {41%} [36%]
  
• Unfavorable 47% [45%] {39%} [35%] {46%} [35%]

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

• Approve 52% [46%] {47%} [44%] (47%) {52%} [44%] (45%) {52%} [49%] (47%)
• Disapprove 47% [50%] {48%} [50%] (47%) {44%} [51%] (51%) {44%} [45%] (46%)

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

• Familiar with them 86%
• Not familiar with them 14% 

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 40% 
• 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 26% 
• Less likely 39% 
• Don't make a difference 34% 

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

• He should 52% 
• He should not 39%  

Survey of 842 likely Wisconsin voters was conducted September 18-19, 2012. Party ID: 34% [32%] (32%) {30%} [28%] (31%) {33%} [37%] (37%) {37%} [33%] (35%) Democrat; 31% [36%] (34%) {32%} [35%] (32%) {31%} [31%] (34%) {32%} [32%] (31%) Republican; 35% [32%] (34%) {38%} [37%] (37%) {36%} [32%] (29%) {31%} [35%] (33%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 29% (29%) {28%} {31%} (30%) {29%} [30%] (31%) Moderate; 26% (24%) {26%} {25%} (25%) {21%} [23%] (22%) Somewhat conservative; 19% (20%) {18%} {19%} (19%) {22%} [20%] (21%) Somewhat liberal; 15% (16%) {18%} {15%} (17%) {17%} [17%] (18%) Very conservative; 11% (10%) {10%} {10%} (10%) {11%} [10%] (7%) Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted September 12-13, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-19, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted July 5-8, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 11-13, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 13-15, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 23-26, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 20-23, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 12-14, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses.

CNN State of the Union: Interview with Robert Gibbs

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CNN State of the Union: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin (Part 1)

President Obama Delivers Weekly Address: "The House of Representatives Must Act on Middle Class Tax Cut Extension"

Poll Watch: USA Today/Gallup Survey on Mitt Romney's Tax Returns

USA Today/Gallup Poll on Mitt Romney's Tax Returns

As you may know, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has released his tax returns from the past two years, but the Obama campaign is calling for him to release returns from additional years. Do you think Romney should or should not release tax returns from additional years?

• Yes, he should 54%
• No, he should not 37%

Among Democrats

• Yes, he should 75%
• No, he should not 19%

Among Republicans

• Yes, he should 30%
• No, he should not 65%

Among Independents

• Yes, he should 53%
• No, he should not 36%

Just your best guess, if Mitt Romney does release additional tax returns, do you think it will reveal information about his finances so serious it would show he is unfit to be president, it would reveal information that is politically harmful to his campaign, but nothing that would show he is unfit to be president, or would it not reveal anything politically harmful to his campaign?

• Reveal information showing he is unfit to be president 15%
• Reveal information harmful to his campaign 29%
• Would not reveal anything harmful 42%

Among Democrats

• Reveal information showing he is unfit to be president 32%
• Reveal information harmful to his campaign 30%
• Would not reveal anything harmful 26%

Among Republicans

• Reveal information showing he is unfit to be president 4%
• Reveal information harmful to his campaign 20%
• Would not reveal anything harmful 67%

Among Independents

• Reveal information showing he is unfit to be president 9%
• Reveal information harmful to his campaign 36%
• Would not reveal anything harmful 40%

Which comes closer to your view of presidential candidates publicly releasing their past tax returns: tax returns provide legitimate information that helps voters make better decisions about who should be president, or tax returns are largely irrelevant to helping voters decide who should be president?

• Provide legitimate information to voters 44%
• Are largely irrelevant to voters 47%

Among Democrats

• Provide legitimate information to voters 55%
• Are largely irrelevant to voters 35%

Among Republicans

• Provide legitimate information to voters 29%
• Are largely irrelevant to voters 65%

Among Independents

• Provide legitimate information to voters 44%
• Are largely irrelevant to voters 46%

National survey of 539 adults was conducted July 18, 2012. The margin of error is ±5 percentage points.