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Mini Poll: Rating the Vice Presidents |
How important to you is each of the following characteristics of a US vice president? |
Gets along with the president personallyVery important: 42%
Somewhat important:
48%
Not very important:
8%
Not important at all:
2%
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Qualified to be president if necessaryVery important: 97%
Somewhat important:
3%
Not very important:
0%
Not important at all:
0%
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Has expertise that the president lacksVery important: 29%
Somewhat important:
58%
Not very important:
12%
Not important at all:
1%
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Is an articulate debaterVery important: 29%
Somewhat important:
49%
Not very important:
19%
Not important at all:
3%
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Agrees with you on major issuesVery important: 51%
Somewhat important:
41%
Not very important:
5%
Not important at all:
3%
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Believes abortion should be illegalVery important: 22%
Somewhat important:
16%
Not very important:
13%
Not important at all:
50%
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Is currently well known to youVery important: 12%
Somewhat important:
38%
Not very important:
35%
Not important at all:
15%
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Has a strong religious faithVery important: 14%
Somewhat important:
26%
Not very important:
24%
Not important at all:
36%
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Comes from the same state or part of the country that you doVery important: 1%
Somewhat important:
2%
Not very important:
22%
Not important at all:
75%
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Is a person of colorVery important: 1%
Somewhat important:
3%
Not very important:
17%
Not important at all:
80%
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How would you rate Barack Obama’s choice of Joe Biden for vice president?Excellent: 28%
Pretty good:
31%
Only fair:
15%
Poor:
25%
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How would you rate Mitt Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan for vice president?Excellent: 23%
Pretty good:
18%
Only fair:
22%
Poor:
37%
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Does having Biden as his running mate make you more or less likely to vote for Obama?More likely: 22%
Less likely:
22%
No effect:
56%
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Does having Ryan as his running mate make you more or less likely to vote for Romney?More likely: 25%
Less likely:
40%
No effect:
35%
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Do you believe that Obama should have chosen a different vice president?Yes: 36%
No:
64%
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Do you believe Romney should have chosen a different vice president?Yes: 53%
No:
47%
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Do you believe Joe Biden is qualified to be president, if necessary?Yes: 56%
No:
35%
Don't know:
9%
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Do you believe Paul Ryan is qualified to be president, if necessary?Yes: 34%
No:
52%
Don't know:
14%
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If the candidates for PRESIDENT were Paul Ryan, the Republican, and Joe Biden, the Democrat, for which one would you be more likely to vote?Ryan: 35%
Biden:
65%
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BONUS QUESTION:
Yes, both wives would be better vice presidents than their husbands:
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.
