US-2012 Primary: 40% Gingrich, 23% Romney, 9% Paul (NBC/WSJ 12/7-11)

NBC News / Wall Street Journal
12/7-11/11; 1,000 adults, 3.1% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
NBC release, toplines; Wall Street Journal release

National

State of the Country
22% Right Direction, 69% Wrong Track (chart)

Obama Job Approval
46% Approve, 48% Disapprove (chart)
Economy: 39 / 57 (chart)

Positive / Negative
Barack Obama: 45 / 42 (chart)
Mitt Romney: 24 / 32 (chart)
Newt Gingrich: 24 / 40
Ron Paul: 19 / 24

2012 President: General Election
47% Obama (D), 45% Romney (R) (chart)
51% Obama (D), 40% Gingrich (R) (chart)
50% Obama (D). 37% Paul (R)

2012 President: Republican Primary
40% Gingrich
23% Romney
9% Paul
8% Bachmann
6% Perry
5% Huntsman
3% Santorum
(chart)