Questions - Election 2012: New Mexico President - August 21, 2012
New Mexico Survey of
500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 21,
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
presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mitt
Romney or Democrat Barack Obama?
2*
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.
3* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
4*
Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
5*
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very
unfavorable impression of Medicare?
6*
When it comes to the future of Medicare, which scares you more…President
Obama’s health care law or Paul Ryan’s proposal?
7*
In political terms, is Barack Obama very liberal,
somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative, or very conservative?
8* In political terms, is Mitt
Romney very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative, or very
conservative?
9* If President
Obama is reelected president and Democrats regain control of the Congress, will
government spending go up, go down or stay about the same?
10* If Mitt Romney
is elected president and Republicans win control of Congress, will government
spending go up, go down or stay about the same?
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?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence