A look at S.

Carolina
How registered voters feel about the job President
Barack Obama is doing and what Republicans think
of prospective GOP presidential candidates:
• Obama job approval • If the Republican primary were
Approve Disapprove held today, who would you vote for
as your first choice to be the GOP
All presidential nominee? (asked of
43.4% Republicans, leaners only)
47.4%
Mike Huckabee 17.8%
Democrats Mitt Romney 16.1%
83.2%
Donald Trump 9.9%
6.7%
Sarah Palin 8.6%
Republicans
Newt Gingrich 8.1%
8.6%
Chris Christie 6.2%
86.8%
Michele Bachmann 3.8%
Independents
Ron Paul 2.5%
33.5%
55.0% Herman Cain 1.7%
Tim Pawlenty 1.7%
Unemployment rate in South Carolina
By month, since the start of the recession Source: Winthrop Poll of
1,363 registered voters,
12% April 17-23, 2011;
Dec. 2007 margin of error: +/-2.65
10 percentage points (589
5.5% Republicans and
8 Independents who lean
6 March 2011 Republican; magin of
error: +/-4.04
9.9% percentage points;
4 Bureau of Labor
2 Statistics
Graphic: Judy Treible
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