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Poll Update

National - 2012 President - Obama 45%, Romney 44% (YouGov/Polimetrix 8/27-8/30)

Population 1,000 Adults
Margin of Error ±3.9 percentage points
Polling Method Internet
Source YouGov/Economist [PDF]
This poll asked respondents 10 questions tracked by HuffPost Pollster.

1) Obama Job Approval - Economy

Asked of 1,000 adults
Strongly Approve 7%
Somewhat Approve 19%
Somewhat Disapprove 17%
Strongly Disapprove 47%
Undecided 9%

2) Obama Job Approval - Health

Asked of 1,000 adults
Strongly Approve 14%
Strongly Disapprove 43%
Undecided 9%

3) Obama Job Approval

Asked of 1,000 adults
Approve 38%
Disapprove 54%
Undecided 7%
Asked of 338 Democrats
Approve 72%
Disapprove 25%
Undecided 3%
Asked of 263 Republicans
Approve 6%
Disapprove 93%
Undecided 2%
Asked of 264 independents
Approve 35%
Disapprove 56%
Undecided 9%

4) Obama Job Approval - Foreign Policy

Asked of 1,000 adults
Approve 38%
Disapprove 44%
Undecided 19%

5) 2012 National GOP Primary

Asked of 242 Republicans
Mitt Romney 14%
Michele Bachmann (R) 5%
Herman Cain (R) 7%
Newt Gingrich (R) 6%
Rudy Giuliani (R) 5%
Jon Huntsman (R) 2%
Sarah Palin (R) 9%
Ron Paul (R) 13%
Rick Perry (R) 28%
Rick Santorum (R) 1%
Other 5%
Undecided 6%

6) 2012 General Election: Romney vs. Obama

Asked of 1,000 adults
Barack Obama 45%
Mitt Romney 44%
Other 5%
Undecided 7%

7) 2012 National Presidential General Election

Asked of 1,000 adults
Barack Obama 49%
Sarah Palin (R) 37%
Other 9%
Undecided 4%

8) Congress Job Approval

Asked of 1,000 adults
Approve 8%
Disapprove 70%
Neither 14%
Undecided 9%

9) US Right Direction Wrong Track

Asked of 1,000 adults
Right Direction 14%
Wrong Track 70%
Undecided 15%

10) 2012 National Presidential General Election

Asked of 1,000 adults
Barack Obama 45%
Barack Obama 1%
Rick Perry (R) 3%
Rick Perry (R) 40%
Other 4%
Undecided 6%