Americans like President Obama ... and they really dislike Mitt Romney
Wed Mar 28, 2012 at 11:23 AM PDT
ABC News:
Mitt Romney trails Barack Obama by 19 points in basic popularity as the 2012 presidential contest inches closer to the main event, with a record 50 percent of Americans in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll now rating Romney unfavorably overall.
Thirty-four percent hold a favorable opinion of Romney, the lowest for any leading presidential candidate in ABC/Post polls in primary seasons since 1984. His unfavorable score is higher than Obama ever has received; it’s been exceeded by just one other Republican candidate this year, Newt Gingrich, and by only one top candidate in 28 years, Hillary Clinton in 2008.
And not only is Mitt Romney a historically unpopular presidential candidate, President Obama remains popular, receiving a favorable rating from a majority of the voters surveyed.
Most of those who don't like President Obama are Republicans—his unfavorable rating is 86 percent among them. With 69 percent of Democrats rating Mitt Romney unfavorably, Democrats don't dislike Romney nearly as much as Republicans dislike President Obama. But Republicans also don't like Romney nearly as much as Democrats like President Obama. Republicans split 62-30 on Romney, while Democrats split 86-12 on President Obama.
President Obama also has big advantages among independents and moderates, receiving a net favorable rating of +4 and +27 respectively, compared with Mitt Romney who received a -17 and -13 rating, respectively.
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