Questions - South Carolina GOP Primary - November 1, 2011
South Carolina Survey of 770 Likely
GOP Primary Voters
Conducted November 1, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports
1* If the
2012 Republican Primary for President were held today would you vote for Rick
Perry, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum,
Newt Gingrich or Jon Huntsman.
2* If the
2012 Republican Primary for president were held today and you had a choice
between only Mitt Romney, Rick Perry or Herman Cain for whom would you vote?
3* Suppose the 2012 Republican Primary for president were held
today and you only had a choice between Mitt Romney and Herman Cain. For whom would you vote?
4* Suppose the 2012 Republican Primary for president were held
today and you only had a choice between Herman Cain and Rick Perry. For whom would you vote?
5* Suppose the 2012 Republican Primary for president were held
today and you only had a choice between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. For whom would you vote?
6* Regardless
of which candidate you want to win the Republican Presidential Nomination which
candidate is most likely to win…. Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul,
Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich or Jon Huntsman.
7* 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?
8* If Mitt Romney wins the Republican
presidential nomination, how likely would you be to consider supporting a
third-party candidate?
9* How
closely have you followed recent news stories concerning allegations of sexual
harassment against a presidential candidate?
10* Which candidate was accused of sexual harassment in the
1990s?
Mitt Romney
Rick Perry
Herman Cain
Newt Gingrich
Jon Huntsman
Not sure
11* 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?
12* How likely Is that the stories about sexual
harassment were leaked by another Republican presidential campaign?
13* Are
you certain you will vote for that candidate or is it possible that something
come up that causes you to change your mind?
14* Many times,
things come up that make it impossible for someone to vote in the primaries.
Are you certain that you will vote in the South Carolina primary or is it
possible that something might come up to prevent you from voting?
15* 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?
16* How would you
rate the job Nikki Haley 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