Washington Post-ABC News Poll
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone February 8-12 2012, among a random national sample of 1,009 adults, including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by SSRS of Media, Pa.
*= less than 0.5 percent
1. Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of (INSERT)? Do you feel that way strongly, or somewhat?
a. Mitt Romney
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
2/12/12 36 9 27 43 18 24 22
1/22/12 31 6 25 49 25 23 21
1/8/12 39 10 28 34 18 16 28
11/27/11 38 9 29 38 20 17 25
10/16/11 33 8 26 36 20 15 31
9/18/11 33 5 27 31 16 14 37
1/12/08 34 7 27 46 22 24 20
11/1/07 28 6 21 41 24 17 31
2/25/07 26 5 21 34 22 12 40
12/11/06 22 5 17 24 20 4 54
b. Rick Santorum
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
2/12/12 36 11 24 31 14 18 33
1/8/12 27 7 20 29 15 14 44
c. China
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
2/12/12 37 9 28 52 26 26 11
1/16/11 42 7 34 49 28 22 9
6/2/98 34 NA NA 52 NA NA 14
3/15/90 39 58 3
4/3/89 80 17 2
2/14/89 69 " " 28 " " 3
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