Questions - 2012 Republican Iowa Caucus - December 19, 2011

Iowa Survey of 750 Likely GOP Caucus Participants

Conducted December 19, 2011

By Rasmussen Reports

1* If the 2012 Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus were held today would you vote for Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann or Jon Huntsman.

2* Now I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.

Gingrich

Romney

Perry

Paul

Santorum

Bachmann

Huntsman
Some other candidate

Not sure

3* Which Republican presidential candidate would be the strongest opponent against Barack Obama in the general election….Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry or Rick Santorum?

4* Which Republican presidential candidate would be the weakest opponent against Barack Obama in the general election….Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry or Rick Santorum?

5* Are you certain you will vote for that candidate or is it possible that something come up that causes you to change your mind?

6* Many times, things come up that make it impossible for someone to participate in the caucuses. Are you certain that you will participate in the Iowa caucuses or is it possible that something might come up to prevent you from attending?

7* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President … do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

8* How would you rate the job Terry Branstad has been doing as Governor … do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence