Posts Tagged ‘Rasmussen’
GALLUP: Romney Up 7 Points Among Early Voters
Democrats have always touted their ground game and ability to get out the vote during early voting. They made similar comments about the Wisconsin Recall election and related that it was a dry run for the General Election. That was until Governor Scott Walker won by a seven point margin. Well it appears, according to Gallup, that early voting is not going the Democrats way. Gallup shows a Republican lead among early voters where Romney leads Obama 52%-45%. Very early on, before this campaign started in earnest, live or die, I publicly cast my lot with Gallup and Rasmussen. As a poll addict going back to 2000, these are the outlets that have always played it straight. It's got nothing to do with politics and everything to do with credibility and not wanting to kid myself. So [...]
New Gallup Poll Should Have Chicago Sweating…Profusely
I’ve now seen three commentaries on the latest Gallup poll, and they’re telling a consistent story: Chigago is, or should be, sweating profusely about these latest polling numbers. And the evidence is they are. The Eye Candy: National Polls. National polls are great and continue to give encouraging news of a Mitt 2-4% lead. The RealClearPolitics average of polls gives Mitt a solid 1% edge. The latest poll in that group, a Rasmussen poll of 1,500 likely voters from October 25 to October 27 (yesterday), gives Mitt a 3% lead. The underlying data show Mitt is winning more Republicans (90%) than Obama is Democrats (85%), but the big news on the national front is that Mitt is leading among independents by 11%. But national polls are really the eye candy of the presidential politics. [...]
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 [...]
44% Would Vote for Candidate Who Promised to Oppose All Tax Increases
44% Would Vote for Candidate Who Promised to Oppose All Tax Increases Sign up for free daily updates Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Voters are now evenly divided over whether they’d be more likely to vote for a candidate who promised to oppose all tax increases or a candidate who would raise taxes only on the rich. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 44% would now vote for the candidate who promised to oppose all tax increases, the highest level of support since the start of 2011. Just as many (43%) would vote for the candidate who only raised taxes on the rich. This is the closest voters have been on the issue since February 2010. Thirteen percent [...]
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 39%
Generic Congressional Ballot Sign up for free daily updates Monday, June 25, 2012 Republicans lead Democrats by five points on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 24. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 44% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Republican in their district’s congressional race if the election were held today, while 39% would choose the Democrat instead. Republicans led by seven points the week before, 45% to 38%. The national telephone survey of 3,500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports from June 18-24, 2012. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2 percentage [...]
63% Believe U.S. Society is Fair and Decent
63% Believe U.S. Society is Fair and Decent Sign up for free daily updates Sunday, June 24, 2012 Voters now have a more positive view of American society than they have had for the past couple of months. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of Likely U.S. Voters now feel U.S. society is generally fair and decent, up from 57% last month and 60% in April. May was the first time the finding had fallen into the 50s since December 2008. (Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook . The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters [...]
32% Think 100,000 Cut in Federal Workforce Would Help Economy
32% Think 100,000 Cut in Federal Workforce Would Help Economy Sign up for free daily updates Saturday, June 23, 2012 Even though most Americans have consistently said government workers have it easier and get paid more than those in the private sector, a plurality wouldn’t want them to lose their jobs. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 32% of American Adults think it would be good for the economy if the federal government lays off 100,000 workers. Forty-seven percent (47%) say a layoff like that would be bad for the economy, while another 10% feel it would have no impact. Ten percent (10%) more are not sure. (To see survey [...]
Race for New Hampshire Governor Is Wide Open
Election 2012: New Hampshire Governor Sign up for free daily updates Friday, June 22, 2012 The race to be New Hampshire’s next governor has no clear favorite at this early stage. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely New Hampshire Voters finds the top Republican hopefuls – attorney Ovide Lamontagne and former State Representative Kevin Smith – running neck-and-neck with former Democratic State Senator Jackie Cilley and only slightly ahead of another Democratic hopeful, ex-state Senator Maggie Hassan. But 20% to 25% of voters in the state like some other candidate or are undecided in every case. (To see survey question wording, click [...]
37% Say America’s Best Days Are in the Future
America's Best Days Sign up for free daily updates Thursday, June 21, 2012 Americans remain more pessimistic than optimistic about the nation's future. A plurality (45%) of Likely U.S Voters say America’s best days are in the past, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Thirty-seven percent (37%) still believe the best days are in the future. Eighteen percent (18%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.) The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on June 19-20, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all [...]
66% Say Government Should Cut Spending To Help Economy
66% Say Government Should Cut Spending To Help Economy Related Articles Voters See Government Spending as Burden on Economy Voters Think Obama, Dems More Likely To Raise [...]
