Category Archives: Polls

Mitt Romney doesn’t really have a Republican problem

Posted on January 14th, 2012

Posted by Chris Cillizza Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is the undisputed frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination even as he continues to endure whispers that he is simply too moderate to win over a majority of the GOP. Exit polling from Romney’s 16-point victory in New Hampshire tells a very different story, however. Among [...]

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Rasmussen Poll: Romney Leads Obama 45% to 39%

Posted on December 29th, 2011

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 [...]

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Rasmussen Poll: Obama Minus 22 pts.

Posted on October 28th, 2011

Friday, October 28, 2011 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 20% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -22. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share [...]

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Rasmussen Reports: Obama Minus 24 pts.

Posted on September 1st, 2011

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 19% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-three percent (43%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -24 Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]

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Rasmussen Reports: Obama Approval Minus 26%

Posted on August 23rd, 2011

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 19% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -26 (see trends). This is the lowest Approval Index rating yet measured [...]

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Mitt Romney’s Rick Perry Strategy: Don’t Panic

Posted on August 17th, 2011

  Mitt Romney is finally facing an opponent who looks capable of halting his march to the GOP nomination. With his record of job creation and down-the-line conservative politics, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is menacing the Republican front-runner in a way that other candidates — from Iowa straw poll winner Michele Bachmann to wealthy New [...]

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The GOP Has Momentum

Posted on August 16th, 2011

EXCERPT ONLY: Ames, Iowa — This has been quite a week or ten days for Republicans. Pundits will parse the Iowa results and the Perry polling to determine which candidate is up and which down or out. The Iowa straw poll may prove to be the last stop for some Republican candidates, as it was [...]

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GOP Candidates Look to Debate for Campaign Boost

Posted on August 11th, 2011

EXTRACT ONLY:  DES MOINES, Iowa – Seven Republican presidential contenders will try to use Thursday’s debate, sponsored by Fox News and the Washington Examiner, in the leadoff caucus state of Iowa to cast themselves as the strongest alternative to one rival: front-runner Mitt Romney. A Fox News Poll released Wednesday showed that the former Massachusetts [...]

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Obama Approval Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low, According to Poll

Posted on July 29th, 2011

  A new poll shows that President Barack Obama’s approval rating has plummeted to a new low as talks to raise the debt ceiling stalled and the president stayed out of the public eye after a Monday night speech through early Friday. The president’s average approval rating on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 40 percent [...]

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Rasmussen Reports: Election 2012: Generic Presidential Ballot

Posted on July 20th, 2011

President Obama now earns his lowest level of support yet against a generic Republican candidate in a hypothetical 2012 election matchup. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that a generic Republican earns support from 47% of Likely Voters, while the president picks up 41% of the vote. Four percent (4%) favor some other [...]

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