November 2, 2011 - American Voters Like Obama Better This Week, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Cain And Gingrich Up As Romney Stalls And Perry Fades Word format President Barack Obama's job approval rating is up, from a negative 41 - 55 percent October 6, to a split today with 47 percent approving and 49 percent disapproving in a Quinnipiac University poll released today. The president has leads of 5 to 16 percentage points over likely Republican challengers. Voters also are divided 47 - 49 percent on whether Obama deserves reelection, compared to last month, when voters said 54 - 42 percent he did not deserve reelection. Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain leads the Republican presidential primary field with 30 percent, followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 23 percent, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich with 10 percent and Texas Gov. Rick Perry with 8 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. No other candidate tops 7 percent. Cain leads a head-to-head GOP race with Romney 47 - 39 percent, coming close to the critical 50 percent mark, even though more Republicans think Romney has the knowledge and experience to be president. "President Barack Obama seems to be improving in voters' eyes almost across-the-board," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "He scores big gains among the groups with whom he has had the most problems - whites and men. Women also shift from a five-point negative to a four-point positive. "Whether this is a blip, perhaps because of the death of Moammar Gadhafi and the slight improvement in some of the economic numbers, or the beginning of a sustained upward move in his popularity isn't clear and won't be for some time. Nevertheless, the movement allows the White House a sigh of relief, for the president's approval had been stuck in the low 40s for some time and even a temporary upward move is good news for the folks at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave." Over the past month the president's approval among men improved from 60 - 36 percent disapproval to 53 - 43 percent disapproval today; white voters shift from 62 - 34 percent disapproval to 56 - 40 percent disapproval. Women shift from a 51 - 46 percent disapproval last month to a 50 - 46 percent approval today. Much the same is true when voters are asked about whether the president deserves a second term. Results among men shift from a 58 - 37 percent 'no' to 52 - 43 percent 'no' and among whites he goes from 62 - 34 percent 'no' to 57 - 39 percent 'no.' Obama also is looking better in matchups against potential Republican nominees: 47 - 42 percent over Romney, compared to a 46 - 42 percent Romney lead October 5; 52 - 36 percent over Perry, up from a 45 - 44 percent tie last month; 50 - 40 percent over Cain, who was not included in a matchup last month; 52 - 37 percent over Gingrich, who was not matched last month. Cain is likeable, American voters say 61 - 19 percent, including 82 - 5 percent among Republicans, compared to Romney, who is seen as likeable 61 - 22 percent among all voters and 76 - 13 percent among Republicans. Voters say 49 - 29 percent, however, that Cain does not have "the knowledge and experience necessary to be a good president." Republicans say 54 - 26 percent he has the knowledge and experience. Romney has the right stuff, voters say 51 - 32 percent, with 75 - 13 percent among Republicans. By 41 - 14 percent all voters say Cain's never having held public office made them less likely to vote for him, while 43 percent say it makes no difference. Republicans agree 34 - 20 percent, as 44 percent say it makes no difference. Picking a winner of the GOP debates so far, 25 percent of Republicans pick Gingrich and 24 percent pick Romney. Picking a loser is no contest as 37 percent say Perry did worst. "Cain's lead in the horse race is built on voters' positive views of him personally, but there are warning signs that his lack of political experience could make it difficult for him to eventually close the sale," said Brown. From October 25 - 31, Quinnipiac University surveyed 2,294 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.1 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Republican primary includes 869 voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percent The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. If the 2012 election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate or for the Democratic candidate in your district? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Republican 34% 83% 3% 33% 37% 31% 39% 3% 25% Democratic 42 4 83 33 38 46 36 78 59 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 1 1 5 5 2 3 4 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 - - 3 1 2 2 1 - DK/NA 19 13 13 26 19 19 20 14 12 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Republican 48% 46% 57% 27% 39% 33% 32% 36% Democratic 29 32 21 47 40 43 41 45 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2 4 3 3 4 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 DK/NA 19 17 20 21 17 19 21 16 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Republican 23% 35% 37% 45% 38% Democratic 47 43 43 39 37 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 3 2 5 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 1 1 - 2 DK/NA 24 17 15 13 17 TREND: If the 2012 election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate or for the Democratic candidate in your district? Nov 02 Oct 05 Aug 31 Mar 31 2011 2011 2011 2011 Republican 34 39 38 40 Democratic 42 39 38 37 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 2 1 DK/NA 19 19 19 20 2. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, and Herman Cain, for whom would you vote? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS............. Tot Men Wom Perry 8% 7% 9% Gingrich 10 11 10 Romney 23 21 25 Bachmann 4 3 5 Santorum 1 1 1 Paul 7 10 3 Huntsman 2 1 2 Cain 30 33 27 DK/NA 16 13 19 WHITE............... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl degree degree Perry 9% 4% 8% 8% 7% Gingrich 12 14 12 10 9 Romney 18 25 16 19 30 Bachmann 3 5 3 5 2 Santorum 1 1 - 1 1 Paul 6 6 5 7 6 Huntsman 2 1 2 1 2 Cain 33 29 35 31 29 DK/NA 17 16 19 17 14 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Tea Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Party HsHlds Perry 4% 8% 6% 8% 7% 6% Gingrich 14 12 6 8 13 11 Romney 18 19 29 23 14 24 Bachmann 8 6 2 1 6 4 Santorum 1 1 1 - 1 - Paul 6 6 9 7 5 6 Huntsman - 4 1 3 1 1 Cain 33 25 30 36 43 35 DK/NA 16 19 15 14 10 12 TREND: (If Republican or Republican Leaner) If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, and Herman Cain, for whom would you vote? (na=not asked) REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS........................ Nov 02 Oct 05 Aug 31 Jul 13 Jun 08 May 04 Nov 22 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 Perry 8 14 24 10 na na na Gingrich 10 8 3 5 8 5 15 Romney 23 22 18 25 25 18 18 Bachmann 4 3 10 14 6 4 na Santorum 1 3 1 1 4 1 na Paul 7 6 9 5 8 5 na Huntsman 2 1 1 1 1 1 na Cain 30 17 5 6 9 na na McCotter na na 1 - na na na Barbour na na na na na na 2 Daniels na na na na na 5 2 Huckabee na na na na na 15 17 Johnson na na na na - 1 na Palin na 9 11 12 15 15 19 Pawlenty na na na 3 5 4 6 Thune na na na na na na 2 Trump na na na na na 12 na DK/NA 16 18 16 18 20 15 17 3. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) Suppose the primary came down to a choice between Herman Cain and Mitt Romney, for whom would you vote? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS............. Tot Men Wom Cain 47% 51% 43% Romney 39 38 41 DK/NA 14 11 17 WHITE............... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl degree degree Cain 50% 44% 49% 49% 44% Romney 34 46 33 36 44 DK/NA 16 10 18 15 11 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Tea Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Party HsHlds Cain 49% 52% 42% 54% 66% 55% Romney 30 33 46 39 25 37 DK/NA 21 15 12 7 9 8 4. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) Regardless of how you intend to vote in the primary, what is the main thing about Herman Cain that might make you consider voting for him in the primary? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS Tot Men Wom Tax plan/Fiscal plan 10% 14% 6% Economic plan 2 2 2 Jobs plan 2 1 2 Policies/Platform (general) 4 2 6 Stand on abortion 1 - 1 New ideas/Fresh way of looking at things/Change 3 4 3 Clear ideas/Plain speaking 1 2 1 Capable/Will get things done 1 - 1 Business experience 13 15 11 Not politician/Political outsider 8 9 6 Smart/Intelligent 1 1 1 Common sense/Sensible 1 1 1 Good speaker 2 1 3 Honest/Straightforward 8 7 8 Down to earth/Regular guy 3 3 4 Personality/Just like him 2 3 1 Conservative/Political philosophy 2 4 1 Republican 1 1 - He's not Romney 1 1 1 Like everything 1 - 1 Like nothing/Nothing would make me vote for him 6 4 8 Other 5 5 5 DK/NA 22 20 25 5. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) Regardless of how you intend to vote in the primary, what is the main thing about Herman Cain that might make you consider voting against him in the primary? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS Tot Men Wom Tax plan/Fiscal plan 10% 10% 11% Economic plan 1 2 1 Policies (general) 1 1 2 Stand on abortion 1 - 1 Lack of knowledge on foreign affairs 8 8 9 Lack of political experience 15 20 10 Not smart/Ignorant/Lack of knowledge 1 1 1 Not Good speaker/Can't communicate 1 1 - Not serious/Too simplistic 1 1 - He's not Romney 1 1 1 Can't beat Obama 2 2 2 Dislike nothing/No reason to vote against him 13 12 13 Other 6 6 5 DK/NA 36 32 40 6. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) Regardless of how you intend to vote in the primary, what is the main thing about Mitt Romney that might make you consider voting for him in the primary? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS Tot Men Wom Tax plan/Fiscal plan 2% 3% 2% Economic plan 3 3 4 Jobs plan 2 2 1 Policies/Platform(general) 5 5 6 Stand on Healthcare 1 1 1 Foreign policy experience/ knowledge 1 1 - Political experience/ Strong background 8 10 7 Reputation as Governor 2 2 1 Business experience 12 15 8 Well rounded experience in many areas 2 3 1 Smart/Intelligent 1 - 2 Common sense/Sensible 1 1 1 Presidential/Demeanor/ How he handles himself 2 2 1 Honesty/Integrity 2 4 1 Values 1 - 1 Conservative/Political philosophy 2 3 1 Republican 1 2 - Moderate 1 2 - Can beat Obama 5 6 4 Like nothing/Nothing would make me vote for him 10 9 12 Other 6 4 8 DK/NA 27 22 33 7. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) Regardless of how you intend to vote in the primary, what is the main thing about Mitt Romney that might make you consider voting against him in the primary? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS Tot Men Wom Tax plan/Fiscal plan 1% 2% 1% Economic plan 1 1 1 Jobs plan 1 1 - Policies/Platform(general) 1 1 2 Stand on Immigration 1 1 1 Stand on Healthcare/ Romney care 15 18 12 People pleaser/Flip flops on issues 9 11 7 Foreign policy experience/ knowledge 1 1 1 Political experience/ Political insider 3 4 2 Reputation as Governor 1 1 1 Not good speaker/ Communicator/Not clear 1 1 1 Not Presidential/Demeanor 1 1 2 Mormon/Religion 4 2 5 Not honest/Don't trust him 2 2 2 Not sincere/Fake /Lacks character 1 2 - Lacks substance 1 1 1 Stuffy 1 - 1 Not Conservative enough/ Political philosophy 6 9 3 Can't beat Obama 1 - 1 Dislike everything 2 2 3 Dislike nothing/ No reason to vote against him 5 5 6 Other 7 9 4 DK/NA 33 24 42 8. (If Republican or Republican leaner) How important have the Republican Presidential debates been in helping you decide how to vote in the Republican primary - Very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS Tot Men Wom Very important 22% 19% 26% Smwht important 42 41 43 Not too important 16 20 13 Not important at all 17 19 15 DK/NA 2 2 2 9. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) Have you watched any of this year's Republican Presidential debates? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS Tot Men Wom Yes 66% 68% 64% No 33 32 35 DK/NA - - - 10. (If watched Republican primary debates) Regardless of how you intend to vote, do you think Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, or Herman Cain, did the best job in the debates? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS (WATCHED DEBATES Q9) Tot Men Wom Perry 3% 4% 3% Gingrich 25 24 25 Romney 24 23 24 Bachmann 4 3 5 Santorum 1 1 1 Paul 8 11 5 Huntsman - - - Cain 22 22 23 DK/NA 13 11 14 11. (If watched Republican primary debates) Regardless of how you intend to vote, do you think Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, or Herman Cain, did the worst job in the debates? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS (WATCHED DEBATES Q9) Tot Men Wom Perry 37% 38% 36% Gingrich 2 2 2 Romney 3 2 3 Bachmann 13 14 12 Santorum 6 5 7 Paul 9 11 7 Huntsman 8 8 9 Cain 3 4 2 DK/NA 18 14 23 12. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and - Rick Perry the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 52% 10% 88% 49% 50% 54% 45% 91% 65% Perry 36 83 6 37 40 34 44 2 24 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 - 4 3 2 2 - 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 3 5 4 4 4 3 6 DK/NA 5 4 2 5 3 6 5 4 3 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Obama 37% 40% 24% 59% 51% 51% 51% 56% Perry 52 50 65 26 41 37 36 37 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 4 7 2 4 5 2 DK/NA 4 5 5 5 3 5 5 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Obama 56% 53% 54% 51% 45% Perry 30 36 37 44 45 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 3 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 7 4 2 1 3 DK/NA 5 5 4 3 4 TREND: If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Rick Perry the Republican for whom would you vote? Nov 02 Oct 05 Aug 31 Jul 13 2011 2011 2011 2011 Obama 52 45 45 50 Perry 36 44 42 37 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 2 2 DK/NA 5 7 8 10 13. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and - Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 47% 8% 85% 39% 45% 50% 39% 88% 62% Romney 42 88 9 44 46 38 50 5 23 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - - 5 2 2 2 - 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 2 DK/NA 5 2 4 7 3 7 5 4 8 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Obama 32% 33% 21% 53% 46% 47% 46% 50% Romney 59 58 70 34 45 42 41 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 DK/NA 4 5 4 7 4 5 6 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Obama 51% 48% 47% 46% 41% Romney 34 41 45 48 48 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 1 3 1 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 2 2 1 3 DK/NA 6 8 3 3 3 TREND: If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican for whom would you vote? Nov 02 Oct 05 Aug 31 Jul 13 Jun 08 Nov 22 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 Obama 47 42 45 47 47 44 Romney 42 46 45 41 41 45 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2 2 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 2 2 2 2 DK/NA 5 7 6 7 6 7 14. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and - Herman Cain the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 50% 8% 86% 44% 48% 52% 42% 91% 63% Cain 40 87 8 43 44 37 48 3 27 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 1 4 3 1 2 - 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 DK/NA 5 3 3 6 2 7 5 4 4 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Obama 33% 38% 24% 57% 48% 50% 49% 53% Cain 57 54 68 31 45 40 40 41 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 3 5 2 3 4 2 DK/NA 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Obama 54% 50% 51% 45% 43% Cain 33 41 41 50 48 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 3 1 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 2 1 3 DK/NA 6 6 3 3 2 15. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and - Newt Gingrich the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 52% 10% 87% 48% 50% 54% 45% 90% 64% Gingrich 37 82 7 37 40 34 44 2 25 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 1 5 3 2 3 - 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 2 6 4 4 4 3 2 DK/NA 5 4 4 5 3 7 4 5 7 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Obama 36% 40% 24% 58% 50% 52% 50% 56% Gingrich 52 53 62 27 41 37 36 37 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 2 5 5 3 4 5 3 DK/NA 4 3 5 7 4 5 5 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Obama 54% 52% 53% 51% 45% Gingrich 31 35 38 44 44 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 3 1 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 3 3 2 4 DK/NA 6 7 2 2 3 16. Compared to past presidential elections, how would you describe your level of enthusiasm about voting in the 2012 presidential election next year - are you more enthusiastic than usual, less enthusiastic, or about the same as usual? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More 31% 45% 24% 30% 31% 31% 30% 33% 34% Less 23 14 24 27 21 24 25 17 17 About the same 45 39 52 43 47 43 44 49 49 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TREND: Compared to past presidential elections, how would you describe your level of enthusiasm about voting in the 2012 presidential election next year - are you more enthusiastic than usual, less enthusiastic, or about the same as usual? Nov 02 Oct 5 2011 2011 More 31 30% Less 23 22 About the same 45 46 DK/NA 1 1 17. Is your opinion of - Herman Cain favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 33% 63% 10% 34% 37% 28% 38% 3% 21% Unfavorable 31 7 51 29 32 30 28 51 33 Hvn't hrd enough 35 29 39 35 29 41 32 44 44 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 18. Is your opinion of - Rick Perry favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 18% 40% 5% 16% 21% 15% 21% 4% 15% Unfavorable 45 24 59 48 48 43 45 54 39 Hvn't hrd enough 35 35 35 33 29 41 33 41 45 REFUSED 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 TREND: Is your opinion of Rick Perry favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Nov 02 Oct 05 Aug 31 2011 2011 2011 Favorable 18 22 22 Unfavorable 45 35 23 Hvn't hrd enough 35 42 55 REFUSED 1 1 1 19. Is your opinion of - Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 35% 63% 18% 37% 40% 31% 42% 13% 17% Unfavorable 35 15 49 35 38 33 33 52 35 Hvn't hrd enough 27 21 31 26 20 34 24 34 46 REFUSED 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 TREND: Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 02 Oct 05 Aug 31 Nov 22 Mar 25 Oct 05 May 03 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2011 2007 Favorable 35 39 36 38 28 39 17 Unfavorable 35 28 27 26 25 28 16 Hvn't hrd enough 27 31 35 35 45 31 65 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20. Is your opinion of - Newt Gingrich favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 26% 54% 6% 27% 31% 21% 31% 6% 13% Unfavorable 47 21 64 48 47 47 46 60 39 Hvn't hrd enough 26 24 29 24 20 31 22 32 48 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Newt Gingrich favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Nov 02 Nov 22 Feb 21 2011 2010 2007 Favorable 26 30 22 Unfavorable 47 43 47 Hvn't hrd enough 26 25 30 REFUSED 1 2 2 21. Is your opinion of - Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 49% 9% 84% 44% 45% 53% 41% 93% 60% Unfavorable 46 88 13 50 51 42 54 4 36 Hvn't hrd enough 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 REFUSED 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 - 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 02 Oct 05 Aug 31 Nov 22 Sep 09 Nov 12 Oct 05 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2008 2011 Favorable 49 42 47 48 47 67 42 Unfavorable 46 53 47 48 45 19 53 Hvn't hrd enough 2 3 3 2 5 11 3 REFUSED 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 22. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 47% 10% 81% 39% 43% 50% 40% 90% 56% Disapprove 49 89 16 54 53 46 56 6 39 DK/NA 4 1 3 7 4 4 4 4 5 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Approve 32% 34% 23% 57% 44% 45% 47% 47% Disapprove 65 63 74 39 53 50 49 49 DK/NA 3 3 3 5 3 5 4 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 52% 45% 47% 42% 41% Disapprove 42 51 50 54 57 DK/NA 5 4 2 3 2 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (*High also 59% Mar 2009) APPROVE....... High Low Nov 02 Oct 06 Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 Jun 04 Oct 06 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009* 2011 Approve 47 41 42 47 47 59 41 Disapprove 49 55 52 46 46 31 55 DK/NA 4 4 6 7 7 10 4 23. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 26% 6% 49% 17% 23% 28% 21% 47% 37% Disapprove 70 92 46 76 74 66 74 47 59 DK/NA 5 2 5 6 3 6 5 6 4 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Approve 19% 21% 16% 32% 22% 26% 27% 24% Disapprove 77 77 78 63 73 69 68 72 DK/NA 4 3 6 5 4 5 5 5 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 33% 24% 22% 23% 23% Disapprove 63 71 74 74 75 DK/NA 4 5 4 3 2 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? (*Low also 24% Sep 2011) APPROVE....... High Low Nov 02 Oct 06 Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 Mar 4 Oct 06 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011* Approve 26 24 24 28 28 45 24 Disapprove 70 71 70 64 64 45 71 DK/NA 5 5 6 8 8 10 5 24. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 20% 44% 8% 15% 20% 19% 22% 5% 17% Disapprove 76 50 89 79 76 75 73 92 77 DK/NA 4 5 3 5 3 5 5 3 5 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Approve 26% 29% 31% 22% 19% 19% 20% 20% Disapprove 69 67 62 73 77 76 75 78 DK/NA 6 4 8 5 3 5 5 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 16% 21% 18% 26% 24% Disapprove 76 75 79 73 73 DK/NA 8 5 3 1 3 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? (*High also 34% Mar 3, 2011 & Mar 2010) APPROVE....... High Low Nov 02 Oct 06 Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 Mar 31 Nov 02 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011* 2011 Approve 20 23 22 26 30 34 20 Disapprove 76 71 71 65 61 55 76 DK/NA 4 6 7 9 9 11 4 25. Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Deserves 47% 6% 83% 40% 43% 50% 39% 92% 58% No/Does not 49 92 14 54 52 46 57 2 41 DK/NA 4 2 3 7 5 4 5 6 1 TREND: Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? (*High also 47% Jul 2011)(**Low also 40% Mar 2010) YES DESERVES.. High Low Nov 02 Oct 05 Aug 31 Jul 13 Jun 08 Nov 02 Jul 21 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011* 2010** Yes/Deserves 47 42 42 47 46 47 40 No/Does not 49 54 51 47 48 49 48 DK/NA 4 4 7 7 6 4 12 26. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 2% - 3% 1% 1% 2% 1% 5% 4% Smwht satisfied 17 7 29 13 17 17 14 38 22 Smwht dissatisfied 30 23 39 27 28 31 30 32 29 Very dissatisfied 51 69 28 58 53 49 55 24 46 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Nov 02 Oct 06 Sep 01 Jul 14 Dec 11 Nov 13 2011 2011 2011 2011 2001 2008 Very satisfied 2 2 2 3 21 2 Smwht satisfied 17 16 17 24 47 14 Smwht dissatisfied 30 28 29 32 19 38 Very dissatisfied 51 53 51 40 10 44 DK/NA 1 1 - 1 3 2 35. Is your opinion of the - Republican Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 28% 69% 7% 23% 31% 25% 32% 4% 26% Unfavorable 57 21 79 60 58 56 54 79 55 Hvn't hrd enough 13 8 13 15 9 16 11 15 17 REFUSED 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 TREND: Is your opinion of the Republican Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? (*Low also 25% Jul 2009) FAVORABLE.... High Low Nov 02 Sep 01 Nov 22 Sep 09 Jul 21 Nov 22 Oct 8 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009* Favorable 28 32 40 35 33 40 25 Unfavorable 57 53 45 43 42 45 53 Hvn't hrd enough 13 13 13 19 21 13 18 REFUSED 2 2 3 3 4 3 4 36. Is your opinion of the - Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 36% 7% 69% 25% 31% 40% 31% 61% 42% Unfavorable 49 81 19 56 55 43 55 23 33 Hvn't hrd enough 13 11 10 15 10 15 12 11 23 REFUSED 3 2 1 4 3 2 2 5 2 TREND: Is your opinion of the Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 02 Sep 01 Nov 22 Sep 09 Jul 21 Nov 12 Apr 21 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2008 2010 Favorable 36 35 38 34 34 55 32 Unfavorable 49 51 50 47 49 35 52 Hvn't hrd enough 13 12 10 15 14 6 12 REFUSED 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 40. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) Regardless of how you intend to vote for President, which Republican candidate do you think would do the best job handling - creating jobs: Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, or Herman Cain? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS Tot Men Wom Perry 11% 12% 10% Gingrich 10 10 9 Romney 22 21 24 Bachmann 3 2 4 Santorum 1 1 - Paul 5 7 2 Huntsman 1 1 - Cain 31 34 28 DK/NA 16 11 22 41. (If Republican or Republican leaner) Regardless of how you intend to vote for President, which Republican candidate do you think would do the best job handling the issue of - illegal immigration: Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, or Herman Cain? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS Tot Men Wom Perry 15% 18% 12% Gingrich 14 18 11 Romney 12 10 13 Bachmann 8 7 9 Santorum 1 1 1 Paul 7 10 3 Huntsman 1 3 - Cain 17 17 17 DK/NA 24 16 33 42. (If Republican or Republican leaner) Regardless of how you intend to vote for President, which Republican candidate do you think would do the best job handling - taxes Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, or Herman Cain? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS Tot Men Wom Perry 10% 12% 8% Gingrich 12 14 11 Romney 17 15 19 Bachmann 3 1 4 Santorum 1 1 - Paul 10 13 7 Huntsman 1 1 1 Cain 31 33 28 DK/NA 16 10 23 43. In your view, does - Mitt Romney have the knowledge and experience necessary to be a good president, or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 51% 75% 36% 55% 56% 46% 58% 25% 28% No 32 13 45 30 32 32 26 55 49 DK/NA 17 13 19 16 11 23 15 20 23 44. In your view, does - Herman Cain have the knowledge and experience necessary to be a good president, or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 29% 54% 10% 32% 34% 25% 33% 7% 27% No 49 26 68 47 51 48 46 69 54 DK/NA 22 20 22 21 16 27 21 24 19 45. In your view, does - Rick Perry have the knowledge and experience necessary to be a good president, or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 27% 49% 13% 28% 32% 23% 31% 14% 22% No 54 32 70 53 55 53 51 66 57 DK/NA 19 19 18 19 13 25 18 19 20 46. In your view, does - Newt Gingrich have the knowledge and experience necessary to be a good president, or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 43% 71% 20% 47% 50% 36% 49% 20% 24% No 45 19 69 39 43 46 40 67 55 DK/NA 12 10 12 13 7 17 11 13 21 47. Would you say - Mitt Romney is a likable person or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 61% 76% 52% 65% 64% 59% 66% 40% 52% No 22 13 28 20 24 20 19 33 26 DK/NA 17 11 20 15 12 21 14 28 22 48. Would you say - Herman Cain is a likable person or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 61% 82% 44% 64% 66% 56% 66% 33% 55% No 19 5 32 17 20 19 16 40 24 DK/NA 20 13 23 19 14 25 18 27 21 49. Would you say - Rick Perry is a likable person or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 45% 62% 34% 47% 50% 41% 47% 35% 43% No 37 21 49 35 37 36 36 44 33 DK/NA 18 17 18 18 13 23 17 21 24 50. Would you say - Newt Gingrich is a likable person or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 39% 61% 24% 40% 42% 36% 42% 27% 31% No 47 28 62 45 48 46 45 55 49 DK/NA 14 11 13 15 10 18 13 18 19 51. Would you say - Barack Obama is a likable person or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 80% 61% 93% 81% 80% 80% 78% 94% 84% No 18 36 6 16 18 18 19 3 16 DK/NA 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 - 52. As you may know, Herman Cain has never served in public office. Does the fact that Herman Cain has never served in public office make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 14% 20% 4% 18% 19% 9% 15% 9% 6% Less likely 41 34 53 37 36 46 40 53 45 No difference 43 44 41 44 44 43 43 37 47 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 53. As you may know, Mitt Romney is a Mormon. Does the fact that Mitt Romney is a Mormon make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 1% 4% - - 1% 2% 1% 1% - Less likely 15 13 21 12 13 18 14 24 20 No difference 82 82 78 87 85 79 84 76 77 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 - 3 54. (Split Sample A) Who do you trust to do a better job handling the economy - President Obama or the Republicans in Congress? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Obama 48% 6% 83% 42% 44% 52% Reps in Congress 39 90 8 39 44 35 DK/NA 12 4 9 19 12 12 TREND: Who do you trust to do a better job handling the economy, President Obama or the Republicans in Congress? (* Low also 41% Jul 2010, Jun 2011) OBAMA......... High Low Nov 02 Oct 06 Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 Nov 02 Oct 06 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011* Obama 48 41 44 45 41 48 41 Reps in Congress 39 43 41 38 43 39 43 DK/NA 12 16 15 17 15 12 16 55. (Split Sample A) Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Obama 46% 6% 80% 38% 40% 51% Romney 43 88 12 47 50 37 DK/NA 11 6 8 15 9 12 TREND: Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Nov 02 Oct 06 Sep 01 2011 2011 2011 Obama 46 39 42 Romney 43 49 46 DK/NA 11 11 12 56. (Split Sample A) Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy - Barack Obama or Herman Cain? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Obama 50% 11% 82% 43% 47% 53% Cain 39 80 9 46 44 35 DK/NA 11 10 9 11 9 12 57. (Split Sample B) Who do you trust to do a better job creating jobs - President Obama or the Republicans in Congress? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Obama 46% 6% 81% 41% 45% 47% Republicans 40 84 10 40 43 38 DK/NA 14 10 9 19 12 15 58. (Split Sample B) Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job creating jobs - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Obama 45% 4% 82% 38% 46% 44% Romney 44 90 9 45 47 40 DK/NA 12 5 9 16 7 16 59. (Split Sample B) Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job creating jobs - Barack Obama or Herman Cain? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Obama 49% 8% 82% 47% 47% 51% Cain 39 82 9 39 43 36 DK/NA 12 10 9 14 10 14 60. Herman Cain is proposing to change the current tax system. His 9-9-9 plan would eliminate all current federal taxes and replace them with a 9 percent personal income tax, a 9 percent corporate income tax and a 9 percent federal sales tax. How much have you heard or read about Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan? A lot, some, not much, or nothing at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp A lot 27% 27% 25% 29% 33% 22% 28% 21% 20% Some 37 41 33 38 37 36 40 22 29 Not much 23 24 24 21 21 25 21 30 31 Nothing at all 13 8 17 12 8 18 11 26 19 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 - - 2 2 61. Do you think Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan is a good idea or a bad idea? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 32% 53% 13% 34% 39% 25% 35% 13% 23% Bad idea 47 25 66 45 44 49 43 64 56 DK/NA 22 22 22 21 16 27 21 24 21 Demographic Summary
