Questions - Election 2012 Republican Primary - October 12, 2011
National Poll: Cain 29% Romney 29% Gingrich 10%
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely GOP
Primary Voters
Conducted October 12, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports
Please
note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidate names, so
while half will hear the sequences displayed below, the other half hears a
different order.
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.
Perry
Romney
Cain
Bachmann
Paul
Santorum
Gingrich
Huntsman
Some other candidate
Not sure
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 Mitt Romney 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 Herman Cain 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.
Perry
Romney
Cain
Bachmann
Paul
Santorum
Gingrich
Huntsman
Some other candidate
Not sure
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* Suppose Mitt Romney wins the Republican presidential nomination. How
likely is it that Mitt Romney would beat President Barack Obama in the 2012
general election?
9* Suppose Rick Perry wins the Republican presidential nomination. How
likely is it that Rick Perry would beat President Barack Obama in the 2012
general election?
10* Suppose Herman Cain wins the Republican presidential nomination. How
likely is it that Herman Cain would beat President Barack Obama in the 2012
general election?
11* Suppose Ron Paul wins the Republican presidential nomination. How
likely is it that Ron Paul would beat President Barack Obama in the 2012
general election?
12* Looking
back, were the bailouts of banks, auto companies, and insurance companies good
for the United States or bad for the United States?
13*Generally
speaking, do you feel things in this country are going in the right direction
or have they gotten off on the wrong track?
14* 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?
15* Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party
Movement?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence