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Florida Likely Voters |
| Please tell me if you would find each of the following candidates acceptable, acceptable but with reservations, or not acceptable as the Republican nominee for president: Mitt Romney? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Florida Likely Voters |
58% |
28% |
10% |
4% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
58% |
30% |
9% |
3% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
54% |
33% |
12% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
61% |
27% |
7% |
4% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
57% |
28% |
12% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
63% |
23% |
10% |
5% |
| Conservative |
59% |
30% |
8% |
3% |
| Very conservative |
48% |
31% |
17% |
3% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
57% |
29% |
10% |
4% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Newt Gingrich |
51% |
35% |
12% |
1% |
| Mitt Romney |
87% |
12% |
1% |
0% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
58% |
29% |
13% |
0% |
| Somewhat support |
67% |
23% |
7% |
3% |
| Might vote differently |
53% |
38% |
8% |
1% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
52% |
31% |
12% |
5% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
46% |
36% |
16% |
2% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
74% |
22% |
4% |
0% |
| Has the experience to govern |
61% |
27% |
8% |
4% |
| Gender |
Men |
54% |
33% |
12% |
2% |
| Women |
62% |
23% |
9% |
6% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
48% |
35% |
11% |
6% |
| 45 or older |
61% |
26% |
10% |
3% |
| Region |
North/Panhandle |
52% |
29% |
17% |
3% |
| Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast |
58% |
29% |
10% |
3% |
| Tampa Bay Area |
48% |
38% |
9% |
5% |
| South Central |
64% |
22% |
11% |
3% |
| Miami/South |
66% |
25% |
5% |
4% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
60% |
26% |
11% |
3% |
| $75,000 or more |
56% |
33% |
9% |
2% |
| Evangelical Christians |
53% |
31% |
13% |
4% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
52% |
35% |
13% |
1% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
64% |
25% |
9% |
2% |
| No-Unsure |
49% |
33% |
12% |
6% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
52% |
32% |
10% |
6% |
| College graduate |
64% |
24% |
10% |
2% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
61% |
27% |
9% |
3% |
| Cell Phone |
45% |
33% |
17% |
6% |
NBC News/Marist Poll Florida Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted December 4th through 7th, 2011, N=469 MOE +/- 4.5%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**Past participation refers to previous participation in a Florida Republican Presidential Primary. |