Questions - Election 2012: Iowa President - October 7, 2012
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Conducted October 7, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
*Please note that we split the survey to rotate the order
of the candidates, so while half will hear the Republican first, the other half
hears the Democrat mentioned first.
1* If the 2012
presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mitt
Romney or Democrat Barack Obama?
2* Do you
have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very
unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?
3* I’m going to read you a short list of issues in the news. For each, please
let me know which presidential candidate you trust more to handle that issue.
Economy
National Security
4* If President Obama
is reelected and Democrats regain control of Congress, is the economy likely to
get better, get worse, or stay about the same?
5* If Mitt Romney is elected
president and Republicans win control of Congress, is the economy likely to get
better, get worse, or stay about the same?
6*
Generally speaking, How would you rate the
7* Are
economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
8* How
would you rate your personal finances these days? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
9* Are your
personal finances getting better or worse?
10*
Sometimes, unexpected things come up that prevent people from voting on
Election Day. Are you certain that you will vote in this year’s
elections, or is it possible that something could come up that would prevent
you from voting?
11* 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?
12* 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, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence