Wednesday, April 18, 2012

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

CBS News/New York Times 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 46% (47%) {48%} [45%] (45%)
  • Mitt Romney 46% (44%) {42%} [45%] (47%)
Among Independents
  • Mitt Romney 42% (43%)
  • Barack Obama 41% (45%)  
Among Men
  • Mitt Romney 49% (50%)
  • Barack Obama 43% (44%)
Among Women
  • Barack Obama 49% (50%)
  • Mitt Romney 43% (39%)
Note: Poll reveals gap between married and single women
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Barack Obama 42% (41%) / 45% (41%) {-3%}
  • Mitt Romney 29% (30%) / 34% (37%) {-5%}
How much do you think Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself--a lot, some, not much, or not at all? 
  • A lot 34%
  • Some 28%
  • Not much 17%
  • Not at all 20%
How much do you think Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself--a lot, some, not much, or not at all?
  • A lot 15%
  • Some 39%
  • Not much 18%
  • Not at all 20% 
Do you think Barack Obama says what he believes most of the time, or does he say what he thinks people want to hear? 
  • Says what he believes 46%
  • Says what people want to hear 51%
Do you think Mitt Romney says what he believes most of the time, or does he say what he thinks people want to hear? 
  • Says what he believes 27%
  • Says what people want to hear 62%
Do you think Barack Obama is someone you can relate to, or not?
  • Yes 47%
  • No 50%
Do you think Mitt Romney is someone you can relate to, or not? 
  • Yes 34%
  • No 60%
 Survey of 852 registered voters was conducted April 13-17, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Party ID: 34% Democrat; 26% Republican; 40% Independent.  Results from the poll conducted March 7-11, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 8-13, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 12-17, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 4-8, 2012 are in parentheses.

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