National Tracking Poll Thread

[You kip if you want to...]

Didn't even know they were running.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Didn't even know they were running.

generick republican = jmfcst

but, you're right, I'm not running

[Ben Romney]

In Florida, Obama Trails Generic Republican by Six

in the swing state of Florida, President Obama’s job approval rating is below the 50% mark and the economy is the top issue on the minds of voters.

New Rasmussen Reports polling data shows that 47% of Florida’s Likely Voters approve of the way the president is handling his job and 52% disapprove.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/florida/in_florida_obama_trails_generic_republican_by_six

[Ben Romney]

Obama Trails Generic Republican in Ohio

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/ohio/election_2012_ohio_generic_presidential_ballot

[Ben Romney]

Obama Trails Generic Republican in Ohio

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/ohio/election_2012_ohio_generic_presidential_ballot

[Ben Romney]

PRESIDENT – NATIONAL (Rasmussen)
Barack Obama (D-inc) 43%
Mitt Romney (R) 42%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/2012_presidential_matchups

[Ben Romney]

Ohio (Rasmussen):

46% Approve
54% Disapprove

Ohio voters currently favor a Generic Republican over the president by a 46% to 41% margin. Four percent (4%) prefer a third option, while 10% are undecided.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/ohio/election_2012_ohio_generic_presidential_ballot

[Tender Branson]

I guess Scott decided to throw out the actual head-to-head results, so he gave us this garbage instead.

[Governor Scott]

Generic Republican isn't running this year.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Generic Republican isn't running this year.

Exactly.  Hillary2012 is just desperate to get the browns out of government.  

[Tender Branson]

50% Obama
38% Grinch

This marks Obama's best showing in recent weeks against any of the GOP presidential contenders.

In the latest matchup with Gingrich, Obama posts double-digit leads among both male voters (53% to 39%) and female voters (48% to 37%).

Among voters not affiliated with either political party, Obama holds a 46% to 37% advantage.

Most blacks (95%) and voters of other races (61%) support Obama, while white voters prefer Gingrich by four points.

Obama holds a three-point lead among homeowners but leads by more than a three-to-one-margin among non-homeowners.  Most gun owners support Gingrich, while the president leads among those who do not own a gun.

[Tender Branson]

PENNSYLVANIA:

45% Generic Republican
42% Obama

Just 48% of Likely Voters in the state approve of the way that the president is performing his job, while 51% disapprove, according to new Rasmussen Reports polling data. Those figures include 19% who Strongly Approve and 39% who Strongly Disapprove, giving the president an Approval Index rating of -20.

The president trails by 15 points among white voters in Pennsylvania. Scott Rasmussen explains that “the most important demographic in the nation to watch are white working class Democrats. They voted for Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic primaries, for President Obama in the general election and for Republicans in 2010.”

Only 14% of voters in Pennsylvania believe the country is generally heading in the right direction. Seventy-seven percent (77%) say the nation has gotten off on the wrong track. Again, those numbers are similar to the national average.

Most Pennsylvania voters (51%) name the economy as the most important issue for the upcoming election. Twenty percent (20%) say their top priority is fiscal policy issues such as taxes and government spending, while 14% name domestic issues such as Social Security and health care. Just six percent (6%) view national security issues as the top priority, while cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion are most important for three percent (3%).

The number considering fiscal policy issues as most important is higher than in Ohio or Florida.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/pennsylvania/election_2012_pennsylvania_generic_presidential_ballot

[Ben Romney]

PRESIDENT – NATIONAL (Rasmussen)
Barack Obama (D-inc) 46%
Herman Cain (R) 36%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/2012_presidential_matchups

[Ben Romney]

As President Obama seeks re-election, a couple of traditionally Democratic states may be more competitive than usual.

In 2008, the president won Michigan’s Electoral College votes by sixteen percentage points but most Michigan voters now disapprove of the way he’s handled his tenure in the White House. Just 47% of Likely Voters in the state approve of the way that the president is performing his job, while 52% disapprove, according to new Rasmussen Reports polling data.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/michigan/michigan_president_tied_with_generic_republican

[Tender Branson]

Obama 45%, Bachmann 33%

President Obama holds a 42% to 37% advantage over Bachmann among men and a 49% to 30% lead among women.

Bachmann draws support from just 65% of Republican voters, while Obama is favored by 82% of Democrats. In fact, one in five GOP voters (20%) opts for a third-party candidate in a Bachmann-Obama matchup. Among voters not affiliated with either political party, Obama leads the congresswoman 45% to 26%.

Voters under the age of 40 support the president, while Bachmann holds a modest advantage among older voters.  Most black voters (93%) and voters of other races (59%) favor Obama, while white voters are evenly divided on which candidate they support. 

[Tender Branson]

North Carolina:

Generic Republican 44%, Obama 42%

Just 46% of North Carolina voters approve of the way that the president is performing his job, while 52% disapprove. Those figures include 27% who Strongly Approve and 43% who Strongly Disapprove, giving the president an Approval Index rating of -16. Those numbers are broadly similar to Obama's national job approval ratings, confirming North Carolina’s role as a swing state for 2012. The importance of North Carolina to the White House was highlighted by the decision to select Charlotte as the site for the Democratic National Convention.

The survey of 500 Likely Voters in North Carolina was derived from nightly presidential tracking poll surveys conducted October 19-November 17, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

Twenty percent (20%) of voters in the Tar Heel State believe the country is generally heading in the right direction. Seventy-four percent (74%) say the nation has gotten off on the wrong track. Again, those numbers are similar to the national average and states like Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Most North Carolina voters (51%) name the economy as the most important issue for the upcoming election. Fifteen percent (15%) say their top priority is fiscal policy issues such as taxes and government spending, while another 15% cite domestic issues such as Social Security and health care. Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion are most important for five percent (5%). Just four percent (4%) view national security issues as most important.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/north_carolina/election_2012_north_carolina_generic_presidential_ballot

[Ben Romney]

Election 2012: Obama 46%, Gingrich 40%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/2012_presidential_matchups

[Ben Romney]

Election 2012: Obama 46%, Cain 36%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/2012_presidential_matchups

[Tender Branson]

Gingrich 45% Obama 43%

"Gingrich currently attracts 79% of the Republican vote in a match-up against Obama. The former House Speaker also leads by 18 points among unaffiliated voters. The president is supported by 90% of Democrats."

Ok ...

[You kip if you want to...]

Gingrich 45% Obama 43%

"Gingrich currently attracts 79% of the Republican vote in a match-up against Obama. The former House Speaker also leads by 18 points among unaffiliated voters. The president is supported by 90% of Democrats."

Ok ...

LOL Rass

[oakvale]

I'm glad we've largely confined Rasmussen's trolling to this thread.

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

So predictable.

[A dog on every car, a car in every elevator]

50% Obama
38% Grinch

Gingrich 45% Obama 43%

The end of  the NBA lockout seems to really have rocked the Obama campaign.

[Ben Romney]

Rasmussen coming out at Noon –
Obama 45%
Gingrich 40%

[Tender Branson]

Romney 45%, Obama 42%

Obama 43%, Paul 35%