Questions - 2012 Iowa Republican Caucus - November 15, 2011

Iowa Survey of 700 Likely Republican Caucus Participants
Conducted November 15, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports

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

2* Which candidate would you least like to see get the Republican nomination for President…. Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann or Jon Huntsman?

3* I’m now going to read you a list of Republican presidential candidates.  For each please tell me whether that person is qualified to be President of the United States.

Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney
Herman Cain
Rick Perry
Ron Paul
Rick Santorum
Michele Bachmann
Jon Huntsman

4* Would every one of the Republican candidates make a better President than Barack Obama?

5* Suppose your favorite candidate does not win the nomination. When the general election is held, would you be most likely to vote for the Republican candidate, President Barack Obama, or a third party candidate?

6* If Mitt Romney wins the Republican presidential nomination, how likely would you be to consider supporting a third-party candidate?

7* How closely have you followed recent news stories concerning allegations of sexual harassment against a presidential candidate?

8* Recent news stories have focused on accusations of sexual harassment by Herman Cain. How likely is it that the allegations of sexual harassment were both serious and true?

9* How would you rate the way that Herman Cain and his campaign have responded to the allegations of sexual harassment—excellent, good, fair, or poor?

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

11* 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?

12* 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?

13* 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