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Questions - Candidate Strength and Trust - December 10-11, 2011

Obama Runs Second to Republicans In Voter Trust On Economy, National Security, Health Care
Voters See Gingrich, Romney As Strongest GOP Opponents for Obama
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted December 10-11, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* Which Republican presidential candidate would be the stongest opponent against Barack Obama in the general election….Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry or Rick Santorum?

 

2* Which Republican presidential candidate would be the weakest opponent against Barack Obama in the general election….Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry or Rick Santorum?

 

3* Which candidate would you trust most to handle issues related to the economy?

 

Barack Obama

Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney
Ron Paul

Jon Huntsman

Michele Bachmann

Rick Perry

Rick Santorum

Not sure

 

4* Which candidate would you trust most to handle national security issues?

 

Barack Obama

Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney
Ron Paul

Jon Huntsman

Michele Bachmann

Rick Perry

Rick Santorum

Not sure

 

5* Which candidate would you trust most to handle issues related to health care?

 

Barack Obama

Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney
Ron Paul

Jon Huntsman

Michele Bachmann

Rick Perry

Rick Santorum

Not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence