February 17, 2012

Obama ahead nationwide, but GOPs leading Obama in OH -- Brown up by 9 over Warren in MA
 
YOUR DAILY POLLING UPDATE

OBAMA APPROVAL AVERAGE: 47%
(down 1 from yesterday; down 2 from a week ago)

CLARUS GOP NOMINATION AVERAGE*
(among Republicans nationally)

Santorum 35% (up 3)
Romney 30% (up 2)
Gingrich 15% (no change)
Paul 12% (no change)

NATIONWIDE: GENERAL ELECTION**

Obama over Romney +4
Obama over Paul +5
Obama over Santorum +6
Obama over Gingrich +14

OHIO: GENERAL ELECTION***

Romney over Obama +4
Santorum over Obama +3
Paul over Obama +1
Obama over Gingrich +4

Obama's vote percentage: 38-43%. In 2008, he won Ohio with 51.2%.

MASSACHUSETTS: SENATE****

Sen. Scott Brown (R) 49% over Elizabeth Warren (D) 40%

CLIMATE CHANGE & PUBLIC HEALTH WEBINAR

The American Public Health Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will offer a webinar on climate change and public health policy and practice: "A Look at Climate Change Policy and Practice in the Public Health Sector"
Date: February 24, 2012
Time: 1:30 p.m - 2:30 p.m. EST
Register at http://qorv.is/Qvb


SOURCES:
Presidential job rating: average of the three most recently reported nationwide polls.
* Average of the three most recently reported nationwide polls: CNN/ORC, Feb . 10-13, CBS/NY Times, Feb. 8-13, Gallup, Feb. 11-15, Rasmussen, Feb 14. The last Clarus average was published on Feb. 15.
** Rasmussen, Feb. 13-15
*** Fox News, Feb. 11-13
**** Suffolk University, Feb. 11-15