Questions - National GOP Primary - November 2, 2011

National Survey of 1,000 Likely GOP Primary Voters

Conducted November 2, 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.

 

2* Are you certain you will vote for that candidate or is it possible that something come up that causes you to change your mind?

 

32% Certain

68% Might change your mind

 

3* If the 2012 Republican Primary for President were held today and you had a choice between only Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich or 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 Herman Cain.  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 Newt Gingrich.  For whom would you vote?

 

6* Suppose the 2012 Republican Primary for president were held today and you only had a choice between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.  For whom would you vote?

 

7* 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.

 

8* 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?

 

9* If Mitt Romney wins the Republican presidential nomination, how likely would you be to consider supporting a third-party candidate?

 

10* How closely have you followed recent news stories concerning allegations of sexual harassment against a presidential candidate?

 

11* Which candidate was accused of sexual harassment in the 1990s?

 

12* 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?

 

13* How likely is that the stories about sexual harassment were leaked by another Republican presidential campaign?

 

14* Looking back, were the bailouts of banks, auto companies, and insurance companies good for the United States or bad for the United States?

 

15*Generally speaking, do you feel things in this country are going in the right direction or have they gotten off on the wrong track?

 

16* 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, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence