Question:
Q. 37 If the 2012 election for President were held today and the candidates were Barack Obama on the Democratic line and Newt Gingrich on the Republican line, who would you vote for? (Order of candidates was rotated.)
DATE OBAMA GINGRICH DON’T KNOW/NO OPINION
March 2012 66 27 8
February 2012 68 26 6
November 2011 63 28 9
HIGHEST EVER 68 (2/12) 28 (11/11) 9 (11/11)
LOWEST EVER 63 (11/11) 26 (2/12) 6 (2/12)
Q. 38 If the 2012 election for President were held today and the candidates were Barack Obama on the Democratic line and Ron Paul on the Republican line, who would you vote for? (Order of candidates was rotated.)
DATE OBAMA PAUL DON’T KNOW/NO OPINION
March 2012 62 29 9
February 2012 65 29 6
November 2011 60 31 9
August 2011 57 32 11
HIGHEST EVER 65 (2/12) 32 (8/11) 11 (8/11) LOWEST EVER 57 (8/11) 29 (3/12, 2/12) 6 (2/12)
Q. 39 If the 2012 election for President were held today and the candidates were Barack Obama on the Democratic line and Mitt Romney on the Republican line, who would you vote for? (Order of candidates was rotated.)
DATE OBAMA ROMNEY DON’T KNOW/NO OPINION
March 2012 60 34 6
February 2012 63 31 6
November 2011 59 34 7
October 2011 55 37 8
September 2011 56 36 8
August 2011 55 37 8
HIGHEST EVER 63 (2/12) 37 (10/11, 8/11) 8 (10/11, 9/11, 8/11) LOWEST EVER 55 (10/11, 8/11) 31 (2/12) 6 (3/12, 2/12)
Q. 40 If the 2012 election for President were held today and the candidates were Barack Obama on the Democratic line and Rick Santorum on the Republican line, who would you vote for? (Order of candidates was rotated.)
DATE OBAMA SANTORUM DON’T KNOW/NO OPINION
March 2012 64 30 6
February 2012 65 28 6 HIGHEST EVER 65 (2/12) 30 (3/12) 6 (3,12/ 2/12) LOWEST EVER 64 (3/12) 28 (2/12) 6 (3,12/ 2/12)

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About this Poll
This Siena College Poll was conducted February 26-29, 2012 by telephone calls to 808 New York State registered voters. It has a margin of error of + 3.4 percentage points. There were 230 Republicans included with a margin of error of + 6.5 percent. Data was statistically adjusted by age, party and gender to ensure representativeness. Sampling was conducted via random digit dialing to landline and cell phones weighted to reflect known population patterns. The Siena College Research Institute, directed by Donald Levy, Ph.D., conducts political, economic, social and cultural research primarily in New York State. SRI, an independent, non-partisan research institute, subscribes to the American Association of Public Opinion Research Code of Professional Ethics and Practices. For more information, call Steve Greenberg (518) 469-9858. For survey cross-tabs and frequencies: www.Siena.edu/SRI/SNY.