If the 2016 Republican presidential primary were held today and Chris Christie were running, do you think you would vote for Chris Christie or for another Republican candidate?
Chris Christie 32%
Another Republican 31%
Would not vote (vol.) 1%
Don't know (vol.) 35%
Survey of 394 Republicans and those who lean Republican was conducted November 7-10, 2013. The margin
of error is +/- 5.8 percentage points.
Inside the numbers:
A majority of Northeast Republicans (57 percent to 22 percent) say they would support Christie in a GOP primary.
But pluralities of Republicans in other parts of the country prefer another GOP candidate – in the Midwest (by 35 percent to 30 percent), the South (29 percent to 27 percent) and the West (40 percent to 22 percent).
Survey of 497 registered Republican and GOP-leaning Independent voters was conducted July 17-21, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 5.1 percentage points.
Do you think illegal immigrants who are living in America should be offered a chance to apply for legal citizenship, or do you think they should all be deported back to their native countries?
They should be offered a chance to apply for legal citizenship 46%
They should be deported back to their home country 42%
Very Conservative
They should be offered a chance to apply for legal citizenship 36%
They should be deported back to their home country 53%
Somewhat Conservative
They should be offered a chance to apply for legal citizenship 50%
They should be deported back to their home country 37%
Men
They should be offered a chance to apply for legal citizenship 43%
They should be deported back to their home country 46%
Women
They should be offered a chance to apply for legal citizenship 49%
They should be deported back to their home country 38%
Survey of 508 Republican primary voters was conducted January 31 -
February 3, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage
points. Political ideology: 41% Very conservative;41% Somewhat conservative; 14%Moderate; 2% Somewhat liberal; 1% Very liberal.
How would you rate Governor Christie's overall response to Hurricane Sandy; excellent, good, not so good or poor?
Excellent 61% [59%]
Good 33% [36%]
Not so good 3% [3%]
Poor 2%
[1%]
Do you think it was right or wrong for Governor Christie to criticize
Speaker Boehner and House Republicans for delaying a vote on a Hurricane
Sandy relief bill?
Right 79%
Wrong 15%
Among Democrats
Right 85%
Wrong 11%
Among Republicans
Right 70%
Wrong 22%
Among Independents
Right 81%
Wrong 15%
Survey of 1,647 registered voters was conducted January 15-21, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 2.4 percentage points. Party ID: 35%[36%] (37%) {33%} Democrat; 23% [23%] (25%) {24%} Republican; 36% [35%] (34%) {37%} Independent; 5% [5%] (4%) {6%} Other/Don't know. Results from the poll conducted November 19-25, 2012are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 10-14, 2012are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 27 - September 2, 2012are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 9-15, 2012are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 9-14, 2012are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted April 3-9, 2012are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 21-27, 2012are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 10-16, 2012are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted November 9-14, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 5-10, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 9-15, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted June 14-19, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 12-18, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 3-7, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted November 3-8, 2010
are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted August
9-17, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll
conducted June 10-15, 2010 are in parentheses.
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the Tea Party movement?
Favorable 30%
Unfavorable 49%
Over the past year has the Tea Party become more influential or less influential?
More influential 21%
Less influential 56%
Is the Tea Party movement good for the country or bad for the country?
Good for the country 34%
Bad for the country 40%
Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party movement?
Yes 8%
Note: Sixteen percent (16%) of Republicans now say they are Tea Party members, compared to two percent (2%) of Democrats and eight percent (8%) of voters not affiliated with either major party.
National survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted January 3-4, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.
Inside the numbers:
Only eight percent (8%) now say they are members of the Tea
Party, down from a high of 24%in April 2010 just after passage of the national health care law.
In April 2009,
when the Tea Party protests against President Obama’s spending policies
first erupted, 51% of Americans held a favorable opinion of the
movement. However, just 35% felt that way by last July.
Only 34% of voters now believe the Tea Party movement is good for the country, down from 49% in April 2011.
Most Republicans continue to have a favorable opinion of the Tea Party
and have much more confidence in the average Tea Party member than the
average member of Congress. Most GOP voters also still believe the
movement is good for the country. Most Democrats disagree in every
instance.
A plurality (46%) of unaffiliated voters regards the Tea Party
unfavorably, but these voters are narrowly divided on most other
questions related to the movement.
Still, 46% of Republicans agree with 60% of both Democrats and
unaffiliateds that the Tea Party has become less influential over the
past year.
Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters who are Tea Party members think the
movement has become more influential over the past 12 months, while 60%
of non-members believe it has become less influential.
Did President Obama set the right tone for the future with his victory speech?
Yes, he did 46%
No, he did not 32%
Not sure 22%
Note: Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Democrats and a modest plurality (42%) of
voters not affiliated with either party say the president set the right
tone in his victory speech. Sixty-five percent (65%) of Republicans
disagree.
Thinking back on the presidential campaign did Paul Ryan help or hurt Mitt Romney’s chance of winning the election?
Help 36%
Hurt 31%
Had no impact 25%
Note: Sixty-three percent (63%) of Republicans think Ryan helped Romney’s
chances, while 51% of Democrats say he hurt them. Unaffiliated voters
see the Ryan pick as slightly more of a positive than a negative.
Over the past several years, have Republicans in Congress done a good job of representing Republican values? Or have Republicans in Congress lost touch with Republican voters from throughout the nation?
Done a good job representing GOP values 21%
Lost touch with Republican voters 61%
Undecided 17%
Note: Just 33% of GOP voters think Republicans in Congress have done a good
job of representing their party’s values. Fifty-five percent (55%)
believe Republicans in Congress have lost touch with the party’s voters
throughout the nation.
Looking to the future, is it more important for the Republican Party to stand for what it believes in or to work with President Obama?
More important for GOP to work with President Obama 55%
More important for GOP to stand for what it believes in 39%
Note: Eighty-six percent (86%) of voters in the president’s party and 56% of
unaffiliateds feel it is more important for the GOP to work with the
president. But 79% of Republicans think the party should put what it
stands for first.
Are you glad the presidential campaign is over?
Yes 91%
No 8%
National survey of 1,000 likely voters
was conducted November 7, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.
COOPER: Joining me now is former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Mr. Mayor, thanks very much for being with us. Looking at last night's exit poll results, it is clear or I guess, I should ask you.
Do you think it is clear that your party has a big problem on its hands reaching out to Hispanic-Americans, for instance? It shows the Hispanic votes decreasing and if so, what do you do about that?
RUDY GIULIANI (R), 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Well, I certainly agree that we have a big problem reaching out for the Hispanic vote, what was it -- twenty-five percent?
I ran for mayor of New York, and each time I ran, I got a higher percentage of the Hispanic vote. That probably elected me with 43 percent, then I got 48 percent. I think President Bush had us up to about 44 percent to 48 percent nationally. And since then we've been declining. I think there's one big issue. I think Lindsey Graham would agree with this. I just talked to Lindsey about this a couple of days ago. We have to get over this immigration reform hurdle.
I mean, President Bush was on the right track with comprehensive immigration reform. If we had passed that, we would be a party that probably had a 40 percent, 45 percent Hispanic base.
COOPER: How do you sell that message to the fringe of your party? Because that is not a message they want to hear?
GIULIANI: Big opportunity lost really in Mitt Romney losing because I think that is one of the things Mitt Romney could have accomplished with a Democratic Senate, Republican House and new president. He probably could have gotten 100-150 Republican votes for comprehensive immigration reforms, which means to the Hispanic community being sensible about the 12, 14, 15 million people that are here.
You can't deport them all. You can't chase them all out. Sure, you can focus on the ones that are criminals or the ones that are doing bad things. But I know that community really well.
And 90 percent of them are hard-working people who are actually making a contribution. So why the heck do we want to hound them? And I think that's the major thing that hurts us, and --
COOPER: What's also interesting about your record, I mean, you're someone who's held positions on social issues that certainly are not in step with the rest of your party as it is right now according to exit polls. Unmarried women went for the president by nearly 40 points.
Do you think the Democrats, what they said was a 'War on Women' message, resonated? Should your party adjust to this approach on women's issues, especially reproductive issues, or same-sex issues, same-sex marriage? Do you think there needs to be an evolution there?
GIULIANI: Well, I ran that way in 2008. I didn't get the nomination. And nobody with my views ran in 2012. Frankly, Anderson, I didn't run in 2012 because I didn't think I could be nominated being pro-choice and being pro-gay rights. I signed, as mayor of New York, I signed the first -- I think the first in the nation civil union bill, and that was--
COOPER: Didn't you officiate at a gay wedding? I remember reading once, or you had some friends who got married, or something like that.
GIULIANI: No, didn't do that. I still believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, but I'm very open to civil unions, and I'm also open to allowing states to decide this on a state by state basis.
So if New York wants gay marriage, fine. If some other state doesn't want to have gay marriage.
Here we are, a party that believes in state's rights -- until we get to an issue like gay marriage. And then we don't believe in state's rights.
COOPER: And also this is a party that doesn't believe in heavy federal government involvement in people's private lives, unless on certain issues. And, again, it's something Alex Castellanos brought up earlier. So again, how do things evolve in that? Do they need to evolve for the GOP?
GIULIANI: My ideal Republican Party would be a Republican Party that was fiscally conservative, conservative on foreign policy and military policy. And on social issues we would be libertarian. We would say, you know, we're going to stay out of your pocketbook and we're going to stay out of your bedroom.
And I think that party could be a majority party. I think if we were running that way this time, I think we win by 4 or 5 percent.
COOPER: What about the Tea Party? There are people who say the Tea Party decided it wanted "pure" candidates. So your party lost some 'unlosable' races, that they may have caused Republicans control of the Senate. Some say Republicans can't win with the Tea Party, but they can't win without them, and a lot of leaders don't feel comfortable publicly, you know, even bringing this issue up.
GIULIANI: Well, I think what we really should try to do with the Tea Party is to get them to figure out: What are your priority issues? Their priority issue, the whole reason it got established was: Big government, heavy taxes, ObamaCare, government trying to direct your life.
And then allow a certain amount of flexibility on social issues. If we could organize around fiscal conservatism, conservatism on foreign policy and on military policy, and then allow people to disagree with each other, sort of in the Ronald Reagan mold of, if you agree with me on eight out of ten issues, you are my friend.
Somehow we're going to have to get around to that kind of party. Otherwise, and I've been saying this for, you know, 10 years. Otherwise, we give away -- look at the map. We give away the entire northeast.
When you give away the entire west coast, by the time we get to the electoral vote, we've got to win by one state or two states. And when you get a good campaign against you. Barack Obama had a great ground game, and a great campaign -- then you lose.
Survey of 713 likely voters was conducted October 25-28, 2012 by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. The margin of error
is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID: 36% Democrat; 29% Republican; 30% Independent. Results from the poll conducted September 27-30, 2012 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
Forty-seven percent (47%) of likely voters say they would prefer that Republicans maintain their House majority, while 44 percent want Democrats to take over; Democrats held a 45 percent to 43 percent advantage in late September. Voters, by a solid 50 percent to 40 percent margin, now say they would prefer a Democratic Senate; that’s up from a 47 percent to 42 percent advantage for Democrats in September.
The survey found an overwhelming correlation between preferences in the presidential race and the battle for congressional control. In the House, fully 85 percent of Obama voters preferred a Democratic majority, while 92 percent of Romney voters said they want the Republicans to maintain control. In the Senate, Obama voters by 89 percent to 3 percent said they preferred Democratic control, while Romney voters, by 83 percent to 9 percent, want Republicans to take the majority.
In the poll, three-fifths of likely voters say that if Romney wins they want Democrats to control at least one chamber “so they can act as a check” on his agenda; just 34 percent want Republicans to control both chambers “so they can implement his agenda.” Even among those voting for Romney, fully one-fourth say they want Democrats to control one congressional chamber.
Likewise, just 36 percent of voters want Democrats to control both chambers if Obama wins; 58 percent say they want Republicans to hold at least one to check him. About one-fourth of Obama voters say they would prefer divided control.
In its likely-voter model, the poll projected that the 2012 electorate will be virtually unchanged from 2008, with Democrats holding an 8 percentage-point advantage among voters (compared with 7 points last time) and whites representing 73 percent of voters (compared to 74 percent last time).
(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 66% (59%)
Like but with reservations 25% (33%)
Dislike Mitt Romney 7% (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 52% (41%)
Like but with reservations 28% (37%)
Dislike Barack Obama 19% (22%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
Barack Obama 54% (53%) / 43% (42%) {+11%}
Democratic Party 50% / 40% {+10%}
Joe Biden 45% / 40% {+5%}
Paul Ryan 33% / 36% {-3%}
Mitt Romney 41% (39%) / 50% (47%) {-9%}
Republican Party 37% / 51% {-14%}
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
Approve 51% (49%)
Disapprove 45% (46%)
In general which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama
presidency so far? Would you say you are very satisfied, somewhat
satisfied, somewhat disappointed or very disappointed?
Very satisfied 15%
Somewhat satisfied 34%
Somewhat disappointed 16%
Very disappointed 34%
Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?
Yes 60% (58%)
No 37% (39%)
Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?
Yes 38% (39%)
No 57% (54%)
How confident are you in Barack Obama's ability to be an effective Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military?
Very confident 36%
Somewhat confident 24%
Not too confident 12%
Not at all confident 27%
How confident are you in Mitt Romney's ability to be an effective Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military?
Very confident 19%
Somewhat confident 31%
Not too confident 21%
Not at all confident 27%
How confident are you in Barack Obama's ability to make the right decisions about events in the Middle East?
Very confident 27%
Somewhat confident 30%
Not too confident 12%
Not at all confident 31%
How confident are you in Mitt Romney's ability to make the right decisions about events in the Middle East?
Very confident 18%
Somewhat confident 26%
Not too confident 23%
Not at all confident 31%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 51% (48%)
Mitt Romney 45% (44%)
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 54% (51%)
Mitt Romney 41% (41%)
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on national security, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 55% (50%)
Mitt Romney 40% (40%)
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 55%
Mitt Romney 39%
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 53%
Mitt Romney 42%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a
better job on women's reproductive health issues, Barack Obama or Mitt
Romney?
Barack Obama 58%
Mitt Romney 32%
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 56%
Mitt Romney 39%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 56%
Mitt Romney 40%
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 48%
Barack Obama 45%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would
do a better job on immigration, Barack Obama or
Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 51%
Mitt Romney 41%
Which comes closest to your view of Barack Obama's economic
policies, A) They are improving the economy now, and will probably
continue to do so, OR B) They have not improved the economy yet, but
will if given more time, OR C) They are not improving the economy and
probably never will.
A)Improving now 27% (21%)
B)Will improve 30% (35%)
C)Will never improve 42% (42%)
If Barack Obama is re-elected President, do you think the policies of
his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor
the poor, or will they treat all groups the same?
Favor the rich 9%
Favor middle class 30%
Favor the poor 26%
Treat all the same 29%
If Mitt Romney is elected President, do you think the policies
of his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class,
favor the poor, or will they treat all groups the same?
Favor the rich 59%
Favor middle class 9%
Favor the poor 0%
Treat all the same 29%
Do you think the Obama campaign is saying things it believes to be true, or is it deliberately misleading people?
Saying things it believes to be true 55%
Deliberately misleading people 39%
Do you think the Romney campaign is saying things it believes to be true, or is it deliberately misleading people?
Saying things it believes to be true 45%
Deliberately misleading people 49%
As you may know, there have been efforts in some states to require
voters to show a photo identification card to vote. Some people say this
is needed to prevent people from voting who are not eligible to vote.
Other people say such efforts are designed to suppress voting by
minorities. What do you think, do you support or oppose efforts to
require voters to show a photo identification card to vote?
Support 62%
Oppose 35%
Among Democrats
Support 37%
Oppose 60%
Among Republicans
Support 92%
Oppose 8%
Among Independents
Support 66%
Oppose 33%
From what you've read and heard, do you think Barack Obama is removing
U.S. troops from Afghanistan too quickly, not quickly enough, or is he
handling this about right?
Too quickly 15%
Not quickly enough 32%
About right 43%
Among Democrats
Too quickly 3%
Not quickly enough 30%
About right 61%
Among Republicans
Too quickly 30%
Not quickly enough 32%
About right 23%
Among Independents
Too quickly 16%
Not quickly enough 38%
About right 36%
Survey of 1,180 likely voters was conducted September 18-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party ID: 39% (38%) Democrat; 28% (32%) Republican; 27% (26%) Independent; 6% (4%) Other. Click here to view crosstabs. Results from the poll conducted July 24-30, 2012 are in parentheses.
(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 66% (60%)
Like but with reservations 25% (31%)
Dislike Mitt Romney 8% (9%)
(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?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
Approve 50% [49%](48%)
Disapprove 47% [48%] (48%)
In general which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama
presidency so far? Would you say you are very satisfied, somewhat
satisfied, somewhat disappointed or very disappointed?
Very satisfied 16%
Somewhat satisfied 33%
Somewhat disappointed 17%
Very disappointed 34%
Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?
Yes 59% [59%] (55%)
No 38% [39%] (43%)
Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?
Yes 38% [41%] (38%)
No 57% [53%] (55%)
How confident are you in Barack Obama's ability to be an effective Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military?
Very confident 35%
Somewhat confident 23%
Not too confident 14%
Not at all confident 27%
How confident are you in Mitt Romney's ability to be an effective Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military?
Very confident 20%
Somewhat confident 32%
Not too confident 17%
Not at all confident 28%
How confident are you in Barack Obama's ability to make the right decisions about events in the Middle East?
Very confident 27%
Somewhat confident 28%
Not too confident 13%
Not at all confident 31%
How confident are you in Mitt Romney's ability to make the right decisions about events in the Middle East?
Very confident 17%
Somewhat confident 29%
Not too confident 19%
Not at all confident 33%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 51% [47%] (46%)
Mitt Romney 45%[47%] (45%)
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 54% [51%] (48%)
Mitt Romney 40% [43%] (42%)
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on national security, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 53%
Mitt Romney 41%
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 55% [51%]
Mitt Romney 39% [41%]
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 53% [51%]
Mitt Romney 43% [41%]
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a
better job on women's reproductive health issues, Barack Obama or Mitt
Romney?
Barack Obama 59%
Mitt Romney 30%
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 54%
Mitt Romney 39%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 54% [50%]
Mitt Romney 41% [40%]
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 49% [50%]
Barack Obama 45% [40%]
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would
do a better job on immigration, Barack Obama or
Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 48%
Mitt Romney 43%
Which comes closest to your view of Barack Obama's economic
policies, A) They are improving the economy now, and will probably
continue to do so, OR B) They have not improved the economy yet, but
will if given more time, OR C) They are not improving the economy and
probably never will.
A)Improving now 33% (24%)
B)Will improve 25% (30%)
C)Will never improve 41% (44%)
If Barack Obama is re-elected President, do you think the policies of
his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor
the poor, or will they treat all groups the same?
Favor the rich 8%
Favor middle class 28%
Favor the poor 25%
Treat all the same 31%
If Mitt Romney is elected President, do you think the policies
of his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class,
favor the poor, or will they treat all groups the same?
Favor the rich 58%
Favor middle class 9%
Favor the poor 1%
Treat all the same 29%
Do you think the Obama campaign is saying things it believes to be true, or is it deliberately misleading people?
Saying things it believes to be true 53%
Deliberately misleading people 42%
Do you think the Romney campaign is saying things it believes to be true, or is it deliberately misleading people?
Saying things it believes to be true 40%
Deliberately misleading people 54%
Do you think the government loans to the American auto industry were mostly a success or mostly a failure?
Mostly a success 62%
Mostly a failure 30%
Among Democrats
Mostly a success 87%
Mostly a failure 9%
Among Republicans
Mostly a success 36%
Mostly a failure 50%
Among Independents
Mostly a success 59%
Mostly a failure 33%
From what you've read and heard, do you think Barack Obama is removing
U.S. troops from Afghanistan too quickly, not quickly enough, or is he
handling this about right?
Too quickly 19%
Not quickly enough 27%
About right 47%
Among Democrats
Too quickly 2%
Not quickly enough 21%
About right 73%
Among Republicans
Too quickly 41%
Not quickly enough 27%
About right 23%
Among Independents
Too quickly 18%
Not quickly enough 33%
About right 42%
Survey of 1,162 likely voters was conducted September 18-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party ID: 35% [34%] (35%) Democrat; 26% [26%] (27%) Republican; 35% [34%] (32%) Independent; 4% [6%] (5%) Other. Click here to view crosstabs. Results from the poll conducted August 15-21, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 24-30, 2012 are in parentheses.
(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 73% (65%)
Like, but with reservations 20% (24%)
Dislike Romney 6% (10%)
(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?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
Approve 50% [47%] (48%)
Disapprove 47%[48%](48%)
In general which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama
presidency so far? Would you say you are very satisfied, somewhat
satisfied, somewhat disappointed or very disappointed?
Very satisfied 20%
Somewhat satisfied 29%
Somewhat disappointed 13%
Very disappointed 37%
Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?
Yes 57% [57%] (55%)
No 40% [40%] (42%)
Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?
Yes 41% [44%] (42%)
No 55% [48%] (49%)
How confident are you in Barack Obama's ability to be an effective Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military?
Very confident 37%
Somewhat confident 18%
Not too confident 13%
Not at all confident 31%
How confident are you in Mitt Romney's ability to be an effective Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military?
Very confident 23%
Somewhat confident 26%
Not too confident 18%
Not at all confident 31%
How confident are you in Barack Obama's ability to make the right decisions about events in the Middle East?
Very confident 30%
Somewhat confident 23%
Not too confident 10%
Not at all confident 36%
How confident are you in Mitt Romney's ability to make the right decisions about events in the Middle East?
Very confident 20%
Somewhat confident 26%
Not too confident 18%
Not at all confident 33%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 51% [45%] (45%)
Mitt Romney 46% [48%] (47%)
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 54% [51%] (50%)
Mitt Romney 41% [43%] (42%)
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on national security, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 52%
Mitt Romney 44%
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 55% [50%]
Mitt Romney 40% [42%]
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 52% [48%]
Mitt Romney 43% [44%]
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a
better job on women's reproductive health issues, Barack Obama or Mitt
Romney?
Barack Obama 60%
Mitt Romney 32%
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 53%
Mitt Romney 42%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 52% [50%]
Mitt Romney 42% [42%]
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 48% [53%]
Barack Obama 46% [37%]
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would
do a better job on immigration, Barack Obama or
Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 51%
Mitt Romney 42%
Which comes closest to your view of Barack Obama's economic
policies, A) They are improving the economy now, and will probably
continue to do so, OR B) They have not improved the economy yet, but
will if given more time, OR C) They are not improving the economy and
probably never will.
A)Improving now 34%
B)Will improve 22%
C)Will never improve 43%
If Barack Obama is re-elected President, do you think the policies of
his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor
the poor, or will they treat all groups the same?
Favor the rich 7%
Favor middle class 26%
Favor the poor 29%
Treat all the same 31%
If Mitt Romney is elected President, do you think the policies
of his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class,
favor the poor, or will they treat all groups the same?
Favor the rich 56%
Favor middle class 8%
Favor the poor 0%
Treat all the same 31%
Do you think the Obama campaign is saying things it believes to be true, or is it deliberately misleading people?
Saying things it believes to be true 53%
Deliberately misleading people 43%
Do you think the Romney campaign is saying things it believes to be true, or is it deliberately misleading people?
Saying things it believes to be true 43%
Deliberately misleading people 49%
As you may know, the Obama administration has announced a new policy in
which young illegal immigrants who came to the country as children will
be able to obtain work permits and will not face deportation. Do you
support or oppose this new policy?
Support 66%
Oppose 28%
Among Democrats
Support 93%
Oppose 4%
Among Republicans
Support 36%
Oppose 55%
Among Independents
Support 63%
Oppose 32%
From what you've read and heard, do you think Barack Obama is removing
U.S. troops from Afghanistan too quickly, not quickly enough, or is he
handling this about right?
Too quickly 19%
Not quickly enough 34%
About right 42%
Among Democrats
Too quickly 2%
Not quickly enough 33%
About right 62%
Among Republicans
Too quickly 41%
Not quickly enough 32%
About right 20%
Among Independents
Too quickly 21%
Not quickly enough 36%
About right 38%
Survey of 1,196 likely voters was conducted September 18-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points. Party ID: 36% [34%] (36%) Democrat; 27% [28%] (27%) Republican; 33% [32%] (32%) Independent; 4% [6%] (5%) Other. Click here to view crosstabs. Results from the poll conducted August 15-21, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 24-30, 2012 are in parentheses.
