January 23, 2012

Gingrich leads in two FL polls -- Fox News: most, least trusted -- Quality of life views

YOUR DAILY POLLING UPDATE

OBAMA APPROVAL AVERAGE: 45%
(down 1 from Friday; down 1 from a week ago)

NATIONWIDE: GOP NOMINATION*

Romney 30%
Gingrich 25%
Paul 13%
Santorum 12%

FLORIDA: GOP PRIMARY**

Clarus Average:

Gingrich 38%
Romney 29%
Santorum 11%
Paul 11%

Insider Advantage poll (Jan. 22):

Gingrich 34%
Romney 26%
Paul 13%
Santorum 11%

Rasmussen poll (Jan. 22):

Gingrich 41%
Romney 32%
Santorum 11%
Paul 8%

QUALITY OF LIFE***
(among adults nationwide)

Satisfied %:
The overall quality of life: 76%
The influence of organized religion: 56%
The opportunity for a person to get ahead by working hard: 53%
Our system of government and how well it works: 35%
The size and influence of major corporations: 30%
The size and power of the federal government: 29%
The moral and ethical climate: 28%

NEWS SOURCES: TRUST****

Most trusted:
Fox 34%
PBS 17%
CNN 12%
ABC News 11
CBS News 8%
MSNBC 5%
NBC 4%
Comedy Central 4%

Least trusted:
Fox 34%
Comedy Central 16%
MSNBC 15%
CNN 11%
ABC News 7%
CBS News 5%
PBS 2%
NBC News 1%

SOURCES:
Presidential job rating: average of the three most recently reported nationwide polls.
* Gallup, Jan. 17-21
** Average of the two most recently reported polls in Florida.
*** Gallup, Jan. 5-8
**** PPP(D), Jan. 13-16