2012 Presidential Election Match-Up: Obama vs. Herman Cain (October 2011)

2012 Presidential Election Match-Up: Obama vs. Herman Cain (October 2011)

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Herman Cain40%
Barack Obama35%
Someone else13%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion12%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Herman Cain3%31%72%
Barack Obama82%25%3%
Someone else6%18%16%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion9%26%9%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Herman Cain79%59%73%
Barack Obama2%4%3%
Someone else14%18%17%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion5%20%7%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Herman Cain4%9%0%
Barack Obama78%68%91%
Someone else14%9%1%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion4%14%8%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Herman Cain3%17%68%
Barack Obama85%45%8%
Someone else6%17%14%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion6%22%10%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Herman Cain50%77%75%
Barack Obama13%5%8%
Someone else14%15%11%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion23%3%7%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Herman Cain2%2%6%
Barack Obama90%81%80%
Someone else1%12%4%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion6%4%9%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Herman Cain3%75%31%
Barack Obama87%3%19%
Someone else3%15%45%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion7%6%6%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Herman Cain47%2%37%
Barack Obama26%84%33%
Someone else16%1%10%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion11%13%20%

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categoryMaleFemale
Herman Cain52%30%
Barack Obama33%36%
Someone else8%17%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion7%17%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Herman Cain30%41%51%
Barack Obama47%35%20%
Someone else10%13%15%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion13%11%14%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Herman Cain32%41%36%47%44%41%
Barack Obama34%29%40%24%40%50%
Someone else7%15%12%19%8%7%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion27%16%11%9%8%3%

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categoryHouston areaDallas-Fort Worth areaSan Antonio areaAustin areaAnother part of Texas
Herman Cain40%38%45%34%44%
Barack Obama38%39%33%47%25%
Someone else11%14%10%7%15%
haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion11%9%13%12%16%

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