Washington Post-Pew Research Center Poll
This poll was conducted for The Washington Post and the Pew Research Center by telephone October 13 to 16, 2011, among a random national sample of 1,007 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; the margin of error is 5.5 points for Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI) of Princeton, NJ.
*= less than 0.5 percent
1. As I name a few Republican candidates for president please tell me the ONE word that comes to mind. First, [ITEM].
10/16/11 – All adults
Positive Neutral Negative No opinion/Other
a. Herman Cain 12 27 14 46
b. Rick Perry 6 25 25 44
c. Mitt Romney 11 31 21 37
10/16/11 – Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents
Positive Neutral Negative No opinion/Other
a. Herman Cain 22 32 5 41
b. Rick Perry 9 30 19 42
c. Mitt Romney 18 36 15 31
Herman Cain - unweighted word counts (all words mentioned by four or more respondents):
All adults Rep leaners
9-9-9 42 Business/Businessman 25
Business/Businessman 30 9-9-9 24
Interesting 23 Good 17
Good 22 Interesting 17
Pizza 19 Intelligent 7
Inexperience/Not experienced 12 Likable/Like 7
New/Newcomer 12 Honest 5
Black 11 Pizza 5
Intelligent 11 Taxes/Tax 5
Likable/Like 8 Smart 5
Honest 7 Black 4
No 7 Inexperience/Not experienced 4
Republican 7 Love 4
Liar/Lies 6
Smart 6
Taxes/Tax 6
Conservative 5
Crazy 4
Crook/Crooked 5
Unqualified 5
Idiot/Idiotic 4
Love 4
Old 4
Outspoken 4
Ridiculous 4
Yes 4
Rick Perry - unweighted word counts (all words mentioned by four or more respondents):
All adults Rep leaners
Texas 55 Texas 32
No 16 Conservative 10
Idiot/Idiotic 15 No 9
Conservative 12 Good 6
Governor/Gov. of Texas 12 Strong 6
Dislike 10 Governor/Gov. of Texas 5
Crook/Crooked 9 Bush 4
Bush 8
A** 7
Good 7
Scary 7
Strong 7
Evangelical/Evangelist 6
Jobs/Job creation 6
Cowboy 5
Liar 5
Interesting 5
OK 5
Questionable 5
Untrustworthy/Distrust 5
Arrogant 4
Fake 4
Immigration 4
Moderate 4
Not qualified 4
Nuts 4
Republican 4
Stupid 4
Mitt Romney - unweighted word counts (all words mentioned by four or more respondents):
All adults Rep leaners
Mormon 60 Mormon 26
Healthcare/Romneycare 17 Healthcare/Romneycare 11
Flip flop/Flip flopper 13 Politician 8
Good/Good man 13 Good/Good man 7
No/No way 12 Intelligent/Intelligence 7
Possibility/Possible 12 No/No way 7
Religion/Religious 11 President/Presidential 7
Intelligent/Intelligence 10 Honest 6
Moderate 10 Moderate 6
Old 10 Questionable/Questions 6
Boring 9 Religion/Religious 6
Okay 9 Unsure/Not sure 6
Politician 9 Competent 5
Competent 8 Established/Establishment 5
President/Presidential 8 Liberal 5
Conservative 7 Possibility/Possible 5
Honest 7 Fair 4
Questionable/Questions 7 Front runner 4
Unsure/Not sure 7 Like 4
Business/Businessman 6 Old 4
Established/Establishment 6 Strong 4
Fair 6
Fake 6
Experience 5
Liar 5
Liberal 5
Like 5
Money 5
Qualified 5
Rich 5
Strong 5
Best 4
Capable 4
Confident 4
Crook/Crooked 4
Dull 4
Front runner 4
Jobs 4
Loser 4
Not interested/Uninterested 4
Republican 4
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