Showing posts with label Miami Herald. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Miami Herald. Show all posts

Monday, October 15, 2012

Poll Watch: Florida International University/El Nuevo Herald/Miami Herald 2012 Hispanic Presidential Survey

FIU/El Nuevo Herald/Miami Herald 2012 National Hispanic Presidential Poll 
  • Barack Obama 66% 
  • Mitt Romney 31%
Has Obama fulfilled his promises to the U.S. Hispanic community?
  • Yes 45%
  • Some promises 16%
  • No 38% 
Who will do a better job at fixing the U.S. economy?
  • Barack Obama 68% 
  • Mitt Romney 32%
Who will be more capable of directing U.S. foreign policy?
  • Barack Obama 69% 
  • Mitt Romney 31%
Who will do a better job at reforming immigration policy?
  • Barack Obama 70% 
  • Mitt Romney 30%
National survey of 1,000 likely Hispanic voters was conducted October 10-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Poll Watch: Miami Herald/St. Petersburg Times/Ipsos Florida Senatorial Survey

Miami Herald/St. Petersburg Times/Ipsos Florida Senatorial Survey
  • Marco Rubio (R) 41% (40%)
  • Charlie Crist (I) 26% (26%)
  • Kendrick Meek (D) 20% (21%)
  • Undecided 12% (13%)
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charlie Crist is handling his job as governor of Florida?
  • Approve 48% (53%) {51%} [53%] (52%)
  • Disapprove 38% (41%) {38%} [41%] (39%)
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
  • Approve 43%
  • Disapprove 51%
Do you favor or oppose raising the age at which a person can retire and receive Social Security benefits?
  • Favor 24%
  • Oppose 68%
Do you favor or oppose raising the age at which a person can retire and receive Social Security benefits if it only affects Americans who are younger than 55?
  • Favor 27%
  • Oppose 64%
Do you believe that the health care plan passed by Congress earlier this year should remain in place or should be repealed?
  • Should remain in place 34%
  • Should be repealed 52%
Survey of 577 likely voters, was conducted October 15-19, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted September 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 6-10, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 9-11, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 14-18, 2010 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:
Meek is winning 42 percent of Democratic voters, compared to 36 percent for Crist, while 70 percent of Republicans are backing Rubio and only 17 percent Crist. The governor is leading among independent voters with 40 percent, compared to 21 percent for Rubio and 5 percent for Meek.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Poll Watch: Miami Herald/St. Petersburg Times/Ipsos Florida Gubernatorial Survey

Miami Herald/St. Petersburg Times/Ipsos Florida Gubernatorial Survey
  • Rick Scott (R) 44% [47%]
  • Alex Sink (D) 41% [45%]
  • Other 3% [0%]
  • Undecided 15% [8%]
Survey of 577 likely voters was conducted October 15-19, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 45% Republican; 40% Democrat; 8% Independent.  Results from the poll conducted September 10-12, 2010 are in square brackets.