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Poll Update

National - 2012 President - Obama 47%, Romney 38% (YouGov/Polimetrix 8/20-8/23)

Population 1,000 Adults
Margin of Error ±3.9 percentage points
Polling Method Internet
Source YouGov/Economist [PDF]
This poll asked respondents 9 questions tracked by HuffPost Pollster.

1) 2012 National GOP Primary

Asked of Republican registered voters
Mitt Romney 15%
Michele Bachmann (R) 9%
Herman Cain (R) 8%
Newt Gingrich (R) 4%
Rudy Giuliani (R) 6%
Jon Huntsman (R) 2%
Sarah Palin (R) 4%
Ron Paul (R) 11%
Rick Perry (R) 23%
Rick Santorum (R) 2%
Other 6%
Undecided 11%

2) Obama Job Approval - Economy

Asked of 1,000 adults
Strongly Approve 10%
Somewhat Approve 20%
Somewhat Disapprove 17%
Strongly Disapprove 43%
Undecided 9%

3) Obama Job Approval - Health

Asked of 1,000 adults
Strongly Approve 16%
Strongly Disapprove 41%
Undecided 10%

4) Congress Job Approval

Asked of 1,000 adults
Approve 9%
Disapprove 70%
Neither 13%
Undecided 8%

5) Obama Job Approval

Asked of 1,000 adults
Approve 39%
Disapprove 52%
Undecided 8%
Asked of 343 Democrats
Approve 72%
Disapprove 24%
Undecided 4%
Asked of 243 Republicans
Approve 8%
Disapprove 90%
Undecided 2%
Asked of 294 independents
Approve 36%
Disapprove 56%
Undecided 8%

6) 2012 General Election: Romney vs. Obama

Asked of 1,000 adults
Barack Obama 47%
Mitt Romney 38%
Other 8%
Undecided 14%

7) 2012 National Presidential General Election

Asked of 1,000 adults
Barack Obama 51%
Sarah Palin (R) 34%
Other 9%
Undecided 15%

8) US Right Direction Wrong Track

Asked of 1,000 adults
Right Direction 14%
Wrong Track 71%
Undecided 15%

9) 2012 National Presidential General Election

Asked of 1,000 adults
Barack Obama 47%
Barack Obama 3%
Rick Perry (R) 1%
Rick Perry (R) 36%
Other 7%
Undecided 14%