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July 11-16, 2012: CBS News/New York Times Poll—Nationwide poll on what economic group Presidential nominees۪ policies favor.

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In general, do you think the policies of the Obama Administration favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or do they treat all groups equally?

21%     Favor the rich

22%     Favor the middle class

24%     Favor the poor

25%     Treat al lequally

8%       Don’t know/No answer

Methodology: Conducted by CBS News/New York Times, July 11-July 16, 2012 and based on 1,089 telephone interviews. Sample: National adult. The interviews were conducted by landline and cell phones. [USCBSNYT.071812.R58]

If Mitt Romney is elected President (in 2012), do you think the policies of his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or will they treat all groups equally?

53%     Favor the rich

11%     Favor the middle class

2%       Favor the poor

30%     Treat all equally

4%       Don’t know/No answer

Methodology: Conducted by CBS News/New York Times, July 11-July 16, 2012 and based on 1,089 telephone interviews. Sample: National adult. The interviews were conducted by landline and cell phones.[USCBSNYT.071812.R59]

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CBS News/New York Times Poll, Jul, 2012. RetrievedJul-24-2012 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

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