Question:
Q7 If the candidates for President next year were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Michele Bachmann, who would you vote for?
Barack Obama................................................47%
Michele Bachmann ......................................... 45%
Undecided....................................................... 8%

Q8 If the candidates for President next year were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Newt Gingrich, who would you vote for?
Barack Obama................................................48%
Newt Gingrich ................................................. 43%
Undecided....................................................... 9%

Q9 If the candidates for President next year were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Sarah Palin, who would you vote for?
Barack Obama................................................49%
Sarah Palin ..................................................... 42%
Undecided....................................................... 9%

Q10 If the candidates for President next year were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Rick Perry, who would you vote for?
Barack Obama................................................46%
Rick Perry ....................................................... 46%
Undecided....................................................... 8%

Q11 If the candidates for President next year were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, who would you vote for?
Barack Obama................................................45%
Mitt Romney.................................................... 44%
Undecided....................................................... 11%

About this Poll
PPP surveyed 520 North Carolina voters from September 1st to 4th. The margin of error for the survey is +/-4.3%. This poll was not paid for or authorized by any campaign or political organization. PPP surveys are conducted through automated telephone interviews. PPP is a Democratic polling company, but polling expert Nate Silver of the New York Times found that its surveys in 2010 actually exhibited a slight bias toward Republican candidates.