IBOPE Zogby Poll: Voters Split on Whether Bain Capital Helps or Hurts Romney Presidency
Opinion Divided More Strongly Along Party Lines
UTICA, NY – Mitt Romney’s experience as a partner with a private equity investment firm is seen by 35% as a reason to believe he understands how to create jobs, but 38% instead say Romney’s work with Bain Capital puts him on the side of Wall Street investors who maximize profits in part by eliminating jobs, a new IBOPE Zogby survey finds.
Democrats and Republicans disagree on the question in nearly identical opposite numbers, with two-thirds of Republicans (62%) saying Romney’s experience with Bain would help make him a successful President, and two-thirds of Democrats (64%) saying his time at Bain is a detriment.
These results are from an IBOPE Zogby interactive poll conducted from January 10-12. The poll asked offered two statements characterizing Romney’s work with Bain Capital.
Which of these statements comes closest to your opinion about Mitt Romney’s experience as a partner in Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm?
Statement A: Romney’s investment experience at Bain Capital shows he knows how the private economy can create jobs, and this would help him be a successful President.
Statement B: Romney’s investment experience at Bain Capital puts him on the side of Wall Street and the big investors who maximize their profits in part by eliminating jobs.
|
Response |
All Voters |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
|
Statement A |
35% |
11% |
62% |
35% |
|
Statement B |
38% |
64% |
9% |
36% |
|
Neither |
14% |
13% |
13% |
16% |
|
Both |
7% |
6% |
10% |
6% |
|
Not Sure |
6% |
6% |
6% |
7% |
The agreement with Statement B increases with age, from 29% of 18-29 year-olds to 44% of seniors over 65.
IBOPE Zogby International conducted an online survey of 2,050 likely voters. The margin of error is +/- 2.2 percentage points. A sampling of IBOPE Zogby International's online panel, which is representative of the adult population of the U.S., was invited to participate. Slight weights were added to region, party, age, race, religion, gender and education to more accurately reflect the population.
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