This survey shows the public opinion on election issues in the upcoming 2012 election in the United States by supported candidate. During the survey, it was found that 53 percent of registered voters thought that Obama would do the best job regarding foreign policy.
Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election as of September, by most important issues
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Pew Research Center. (September 19, 2012). Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election as of September, by most important issues [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/242878/voter-support-for-obama-and-romney-by-political-issues/
Pew Research Center. "Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election as of September, by most important issues." Chart. September 19, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242878/voter-support-for-obama-and-romney-by-political-issues/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election as of September, by most important issues. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242878/voter-support-for-obama-and-romney-by-political-issues/
Pew Research Center. "Voter Support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in The 2012 Election as of September, by Most Important Issues." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242878/voter-support-for-obama-and-romney-by-political-issues/
Pew Research Center, Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election as of September, by most important issues Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242878/voter-support-for-obama-and-romney-by-political-issues/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election as of September, by most important issues [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 19, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/242878/voter-support-for-obama-and-romney-by-political-issues/