Posts Tagged ‘rasmussen Reports’
Did Romney Get a debate Bounce? – Election 2012 State Polls
Did Mitt Romney score a debate bounce in polling? Two separate pollsters show Romney improving in key swing states after Barack Obama’s debacle on Wednesday evening. First, We Ask America surveyed 1200 likely voters in three key swing states, and found Romney slightly ahead in all three: via Romney polling bounce from debate? « Hot Air. Friday, October 05 Race/Topic Poll Results Spread Florida Rasmussen Reports Romney 49, Obama 47 Romney +2 Florida WeAskAmerica Romney 49, Obama 46 Romney +3 Virginia Rasmussen Reports Obama 48, Romney 49 Romney +1 Virginia WeAskAmerica Obama 45, Romney 48 Romney +3 Ohio Rasmussen Reports Obama 50, Romney 49 Obama +1 Ohio WeAskAmerica Obama 46, Romney 47 Romney +1 Nevada Gravis [...]
Latest Political Polls – 2012 President – Romney 46%, Obama 44%, Other 4%
The first presidential tracking poll with likely voters (LV) following the Supreme Court Decision shows show Mitt Romney with a slight lead over President Obama. This poll also has four percent going to a third party candidate with five percent undecided . Rasmussen continues to be the most accurate Presidential tracking poll based on final results of the last two elections. The Real Clear Politics Average has President Obama leading by 3.4% which is in the Margin of error of most polls listed. Mitt Romney (Photo credit: politisite.com) The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Mitt Romney attracting 46% of the vote, while President Obama earns 44%. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and five percent (5%) are [...]
Romney leads Obama in Wisconsin
Mitt Romney now leads President Obama for the first time in Wisconsin where the president's support has fallen to its lowest level to date. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Romney with 47% of the vote to Obama’s 44%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Prior to this survey, Obama's support in the state has ranged from 45% to 52%, while Romney has earned 41% to 45%. Last month, the numbers were Obama 49%, Romney 45%. The president led his likely Republican challenger by 11 points in March - 52% to 41%. via Election 2012: Wisconsin President - Rasmussen Reports™. Related articles Polls: Romney leads Obama in Ohio and Florida, tied in [...]
Florida GOP Primary: Romney 44%, Gingrich 28%
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has opened a double-digit lead in Florida as the perception grows among Republican primary voters that he is the strongest general election candidate against President Obama. The state's GOP Primary is on Tuesday. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Florida Republican Primary Voters, conducted Saturday, shows Romney up by 16 points with 44% support. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is a distant second at 28%. These figures reflect a significant turnaround over the past week. Last Sunday, just after his big win in the South Carolina Primary, Gingrich led Romney by nine. By the middle of this past week, Romney was back in control with an eight-point advantage. Despite all the ups and downs, the results today are [...]
Florida GOP Primary: Romney 39%, Gingrich 31%, Santorum 12%, Paul 9%
Mitt Romney has jumped back ahead in the fevered Florida Republican Primary race with his support back to where it was before Newt Gingrich’s big win Saturday in South Carolina. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Florida Republican Primary Voters, taken Wednesday night, shows Romney with 39% support to Gingrich’s 31%. Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum earns 12%, and Texas Congressman Ron Paul runs last with nine percent (9%). Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and seven percent (7%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here). Four days ago, just after the South Carolina Primary, Gingrich led Romney 41% to 32%. Less than two weeks earlier, coming off Romney’s decisive win in the New Hampshire Primary, it was Romney 41%, [...]
Election 2012: Romney 45%, Obama 39%
Mitt Romney has now jumped to his biggest lead ever over President Obama in a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup. It’s also the biggest lead a named Republican candidate has held over the incumbent in Rasmussen Reports surveying to date. The latest national telephone survey finds that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters favor the former Massachusetts governor, while 39% prefer the president. Ten percent (10%) like some other candidate in the race, and six percent (6%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) A week ago, Romney trailed Obama 44% to 41%. The week before that, he held a slight 43% to 42% edge over the president. The two candidates have been essentially tied in regular surveys since January, but Romney remains the only GOP hopeful to lead Obama in more [...]
2012 Iowa Republican Caucus: Romney 25% Paul 20% Gingrich 17%
Romney Jumps Ahead in Iowa Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Texas Congressman Ron Paul are leading the pack in Iowa with just two weeks to go until Caucus Day. But large numbers of voters remain uncommitted and lots could change between now and January 3. The new Rasmussen Reports survey of Iowa caucus participants shows Romney on top with 25% of the vote followed by Paul at 20% and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 17%. Texas Governor Rick Perry and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, both at 10%, are the only other candidates in double-digits. Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann earns six percent (6%), former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman four percent (4%), while one percent (1%) prefer some other candidate and eight percent (8%) are not sure. (To see [...]
Obama to Announce Executive Action to Lower Student Loan Payments
By Karl Gotthardt Ahead of an announcement by President Obama on Wednesday, the Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced Tuesday afternoon that the Obama Administration would lower student loan payments on loans that start after January 1st. This is an acceleration of a program that has already been passed by Congress effective 2014. Arne Duncan said that the program would be at no additional cost to the taxpayer. Features of the Program are: Pay as You Earn. This program would reduce student loan payments for more than 1.5 million students. Under present legislation students can cap their repayments at 10% discretionary income starting in 2014. Present student loans cap the repayment at 15 % of discretionary income. Obama's executive action would provide relief [...]
2012 Iowa Republican Caucus – Cain 28% Romney 21% Paul 10%
Thursday, October 20, 2011 Reflecting national trends, businessman Herman Cain has now jumped to the front of the Republican pack in Iowa. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Iowa caucus-goers shows that Cain is in front with 28% followed by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney at 21%. Congressman Ron Paul is a distant third at 10% followed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 9%, Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann at 8%, and Texas Governor Rick Perry at 7%. The sixth place finish for Perry is a sharp decline from early September when Perry was the frontrunner both nationally and in Iowa. (To see survey question wording, click here). Former Senator Rick Santorum picks up 4% of the vote and former Governor Jon Huntsman is at 2%. Another 4% would prefer some other [...]
Anybody but Obama (ABO) Beats POTUS by Six Percent – Election 2012
A generic Republican now holds a six-point advantage over President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 match-up for the week ending Sunday, October 2. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters finds the generic Republican earning 47% support, while the president picks up 41% of the vote. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and eight percent (8%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Last week, the generic Republican and the president were essentially tied. Since weekly tracking began in early May, the Republican has earned 43% to 49% support, while the president has picked up 40% to 45% of the vote. Rasmussen Reports will provide new data on this generic matchup each week until the field of prospective Republican [...]
