Compared to prior presidential elections, are you more enthusiastic or less enthusiastic about voting this year?
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More enthusiastic:
26%
Less enthusiastic:
40%
About the same:
33%
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Democratic Voters:
More enthusiastic:
16%
Less enthusiastic:
52%
About the same:
31%
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Republican Voters:
More enthusiastic:
49%
Less enthusiastic:
14%
About the same:
38%
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Have you been paying greater attention to this year's presidential campaign than you have in prior elections?
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Yes:
29%
About the same:
71%
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Democratic Voters:
Yes:
18%
About the same:
82%
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Republican Voters:
Yes:
54%
About the same:
46%
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How would you compare the overall tone of this year's presidential election to prior ones?
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This campaign has generally been more positive:
6%
This campaign has generally been more negative:
50%
This campaign has been about the same as most of the others:
44%
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Do you think that a candidate for president who is better than the remaining major party candidates has already dropped out of the race?
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At the end of the Republican nomination contest, whom do you want to be the Republican candidate for president:
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Mitt Romney:
35%
Herman Cain:
4%
Rick Perry:
2%
Ron Paul:
10%
Michelle Bachmann:
3%
Newt Gingrich:
6%
Rick Santorum:
4%
Jon Huntsman:
16%
None of these:
19%
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Democratic Voters:
Mitt Romney:
31%
Herman Cain:
3%
Rick Perry:
2%
Ron Paul:
9%
Michelle Bachmann:
4%
Newt Gingrich:
6%
Rick Santorum:
3%
Jon Huntsman:
19%
None of these:
23%
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Republican Voters:
Mitt Romney:
44%
Herman Cain:
7%
Rick Perry:
4%
Ron Paul:
10%
Michelle Bachmann:
2%
Newt Gingrich:
8%
Rick Santorum:
7%
Jon Huntsman:
8%
None of these:
9%
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Which quality is more important to you in a presidential candidate, having the right experience or having fresh ideas?
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Right experience:
52%
Fresh ideas:
48%
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Do you think the voters in this country are ready to elect a qualified person who will turn 80 during his first term as president?
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Do you think the voters in this country are ready to elect a Mormon as president?
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Do you think the voters in this country are ready to elect a qualified woman as president?
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If your choice for president were between your least favorite candidate among the current frontrunners -- Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, or Jon Huntsman -- and another term for Barack Obama, which one would you choose?
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I'd vote for my least favorite of the three frontrunners:
39%
I'd vote for Barack Obama:
61%
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In general, what is the best age for a president of the United States: in their 30s, in their 40s, in their 50s, in their 60s, or in their 70s?
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30s:
1%
40s:
12%
50s:
67%
60s:
17%
70s:
3%
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Even though you know that the results will not count toward the selection of the state's delegates, do you plan to vote in Missouri's February 7 presidential primary?
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Do you think the eventual winner of the presidency will also carry the state of Missouri in November?
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Democratic Voters:
Yes:
43%
No:
57%
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Republican Voters:
Yes:
88%
No:
12%
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Do you think that the president of the United States and the governor of Missouri will belong to the same political party in February 2013?
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Democratic Voters:
Yes:
83%
No:
17%
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Republican Voters:
Yes:
35%
No:
65%
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In recent national elections, have you found yourself more often voting for Democrats or for Republicans?
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Democrats:
69%
Republicans:
31%
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