July 12- - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has a four-point lead in a hypothetical Presidential race against Barack Obama, while Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann are in statistical ties with Obama, a new IBOPE Zogby survey finds.
The percentage of all voters who believe Obama deserves re-election continues to slide, and is now 36%, yet his job approval rating remains at 42%.
In the Republican race for the Presidential nomination, Bachmann continues to lead among announced candidates; but in an expanded field that includes Rick Perry, Christie and Sarah Palin, Perry vaults to the lead.
Perry had a three-point lead over Bachmann on June 30, but now leads her by six. Among only announced candidates, Bachmann has dropped six points since June 30, but still leads with 28%, followed by Cain, Romney and Paul.
The IBOPE Zogby interactive poll was conducted from July 8-11.
Match-Ups With Barack Obama
If the election for President were held today and the candidates were Democrat Barack Obama and each of the following Republicans, for whom would you vote?
| GOP Candidate | Obama | Opponent | Someone else | Not Sure |
| Chris Christie | 41% | 45% | 6% | 8% |
| Mitt Romney | 42% | 43% | 12% | 3% |
| Rick Perry | 42% | 43% | 8% | 7% |
| Tim Pawlenty | 41% | 41% | 11% | 8% |
| Herman Cain | 42% | 42% | 11% | 6% |
| Ron Paul | 40% | 40% | 14% | 6% |
| Michele Bachmann | 44% | 42% | 9% | 6% |
| Rick Santorum | 44% | 39% | 12% | 6% |
| Jon Huntsman Jr. | 39% | 31% | 18% | 12% |
| Sarah Palin | 47% | 37% | 13% | 3% |
| Newt Gingrich | 45% | 33% | 19% | 4% |
Do you think President Obama deserves to be re-elected or do you think it is time for someone new?
| Response | July | July | June | June | June | May | May | May | April |
| Obama deserves | 36% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 41% | 41% | 41% | 42% | 37% |
| Time for someone new | 54% | 56% | 55% | 52% | 53% | 51% | 50% | 53% | 57% |
| Not sure | 10% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 6% | 6% |
Overall, do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama's job as president?
| Obama Job Performance | July 12 | July 5 | June 21 | June 9 | June 6 | May 31 | May 23 | May 9 | May 5 | April 25 | April 15 | April 7 |
| Approve | 42% | 42% | 43% | 43% | 46% | 48% | 48% | 48% | 46% | 41% | 43% | 42% |
| Disapprove | 58% | 58% | 56% | 56% | 53% | 52% | 51% | 52% | 54% | 59% | 57% | 57% |
| Not sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% |