President 2012 Poll Watch: Obama 46% Vs. Romney 42%
According to the lastest Marist Poll.
Looking to 2012, 43% of registered voters nationwide report they plan to vote against President Obama in 2012. This compares with 36% who say they definitely plan to support him. A notable 21% are unsure. Little has changed on this question since McClatchy-Marist last reported it in April. At that time, 44% reported they planned to back someone else while 37% said they planned to vote for the president. 18%, at the time, were unsure.
Independents play a key role in Obama’s re-election bid. 43% say they would vote against Mr. Obama in 2012 while 29% are securely in his corner. Nearly three in ten independent voters — 28% — are unsure. The president has failed to make inroads with these allimportant voters. In McClatchy-Marist’s previous survey, 47% of independents reported they would not support the president while 32% said they would cast their ballot for Mr. Obama. 21% were unsure.
While 70% of Democratic voters report they will unequivocally cast their ballot for the president and only 10% say they will vote against him, a notable one in five — 20% — are unsure. Not surprisingly, most Republicans — 85% — don’t plan on supporting the president while just 4% say they will. One in ten — 10% — are unsure.
The gereral election:
- 56% Obama Vs. 30% Palin
- 46% Obama Vs. 42% Romney
- 48% Obama Vs. 41% Giuliani
- 48% Obama Vs. 39% Perry
- 49% Obama Vs. 37% Bachmann
- 47% Obama Vs. 33% Pawlenty
GOP primary election:
- 19% Romney
- 13% Giuliani
- 13% Perry
- 11% Palin
- 8% Bachmann
- 5% Pawlenty
- 5% Paul
- 5% Cain
- 2% Gingrich
- 2% Huntsman
- 1% Santorum
Again, this is a national poll and I give them lettile credence since they do not take into account the GOP Primary calendar realities. But, this poll does show that Obama is vulnerable to the GOP front-runner Mitt Romney.