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Poll Update

National - 2012 President - Obama 49%, Romney 43% (NBC News/Wall Street Journal 11/2-11/5)

Population 1,000 Adults
Margin of Error ±3.1 percentage points
Polling Method Phone
Source NBC/WSJ [PDF]
This poll asked respondents 10 questions tracked by HuffPost Pollster.

1) US Right Direction Wrong Track

Asked of 1,000 adults
Right Direction 19%
Wrong Track 73%
Mixed (vol) 5%
Undecided 3%

2) Obama Job Approval

Asked of 1,000 adults
Approve 44%
Disapprove 51%
Undecided 5%

3) Obama Job Approval - Economy

Asked of 1,000 adults
Approve 40%
Disapprove 57%
Undecided 3%

4) Obama Job Approval - Foreign Policy

Asked of 1,000 adults
Approve 52%
Disapprove 41%
Undecided 7%

5) Barack Obama Favorable Rating

Asked of 1,000 adults
Very Positive 27%
Somewhat Positive 19%
Neutral 15%
Somewhat Negative 13%
Very Negative 26%

6) Mitt Romney Favorable Rating

Asked of 1,000 adults
Positive 26%
Neutral 32%
Negative 30%
Undecided 12%

7) Hillary Clinton Favorable Rating

Asked of 1,000 adults
Very Favorable 33%
Somewhat Favorable 22%
Somewhat Unfavorable 12%
Very Unfavorable 10%
Neutral 22%
Undecided 1%

8) 2012 General Election: Romney vs. Obama

Asked of registered voters
Barack Obama 49%
Mitt Romney 43%
Depends 1%
Other 4%
Undecided 3%

9) Party Identification

Asked of 1,000 adults
SD Strong Democrat (D) 20%
Democrat 11%
LD Lean Democrat (D) 15%
SR Strong Republican (R) 13%
Republican 14%
LR Lean Republican (R) 9%
independent 13%
Other 3%
Undecided 2%

10) 2012 National GOP Primary

Asked of 248 likely voters - republican
Mitt Romney 28%
Michele Bachmann (R) 4%
Herman Cain (R) 27%
Newt Gingrich (R) 13%
Not Voting 1%
Ron Paul (R) 10%
Rick Perry (R) 10%
Rick Santorum (R) 2%
Undecided 4%