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Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll(Obama 47-Mitt 44)
www.rasmussenreports.com ^ | Monday, August 27, 2012 | Scott Rasmussen

Posted on 08/27/2012 6:47:45 AM PDT by CaptainK

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows President Obama attracting support from 47% of voters nationwide, while Mitt Romney earns 44% of the vote. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and five percent (5%) are undecided.

A president’s job approval rating is one of the best indicators for assessing his chances of reelection. Typically, the president’s job approval rating on Election Day will be close to the share of the vote he receives. Currently, 50% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's job performance. Forty-nine percent (49%) at least somewhat disapprove of the job Obama is doing (see trends).

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To: HamiltonJay

I am thinking the same way. BTW I enjoy your posts and insights on other threads. They are very well thought out in detail.


61 posted on 08/27/2012 7:23:55 AM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

Those who are I’ll informed lack fundamentals which is why they are easy prey for propagandist. In this day and age a lack of being informed is no excuse. The only conclusion is that people are so self-centered that they just don’t give a hoot until every other November or local election comes around. To top it all off, they start complaining then vote for the same crap they complain about. My take, they love being taken care of but hate bureaucratic snafus and vote for people who think they can grease the machine better. We are screwed by self-centered ignoramuses.


62 posted on 08/27/2012 7:24:15 AM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: CaptainK

Look, you folks have to realize these polls float up and down. You are not going to see “real” polling results until both conventions are over, and...we are seriously into the race. I watched and studied closely a great number of political races where the poll results were far off the mark, not because they biased, but because they could never get straight answers from those polled. These rolling polls, like Rasmussens, are subject to variation over the three day sprints theyar take. And...yes weekends skew the polls.

Two examples I like to cite, which can be applied to many races. The Rubio/Crist senate race, and....the Cruz/Dewhurst senate primary. Both Dewhurst and Crist were gigantic favorites. The polls were not even close until the very end, when it became obvious, to even the dumbest moron, that Rubio and Cruz were going to wipe out Crist and Dewhurst. On the other hand, the PPP poll had the Wisconsin govenor recall race down to a one point race, the day before election day. And, Scott Walker wiped out the Democrat Party by a seven point victory.

Stay strong!!! Romney/Ryan will win handily, if we all get out there and vote!!!


63 posted on 08/27/2012 7:24:43 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!)
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To: scbison
I noticed in Rasmmussen polls that Obama does really well over weekends.. Alot of conservatives are out on weekends so it is probably harder to poll them..

I really don't see why polling more or less Republicans on weekends would make any difference whatsoever in the poll results. Rasmussen has set his turnout model at something like R+1 and so there are going to be more R votes in the mix than D votes by one percentage point, no matter how many Republicans vs Democrats answer the phone.

What really matters in the poll is how many Dems are voting for Romney and how many Republicans are voting for Obama. That's what Rasmussen is looking for in his polling (plus the split for a few other demographic categories). Although I'm betting that the D vote for Obama and R vote for Romney is in the high 80's to low 90's there will be a statistical fluctuation in those values. That's the noise we see in all the polling at least for those pollsters who operate with a consistent turnout model and that would include Rasmussen.

64 posted on 08/27/2012 7:26:04 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (.)
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To: CaptainK

Ras in 08.

The 5 day w/leaners:
08/26/2008: McCain – 46%, Obama – 46%
08/25/2008: McCain – 45%, Obama – 48%
08/24/2008: McCain – 45%, Obama – 48%
08/23/2008: McCain – 46%, Obama – 48%
08/22/2008: McCain – 46%, Obama – 47%

The 5 day w/o leaners:
08/26/2008: McCain – 44%, Obama – 44%
08/25/2008: McCain – 42%, Obama – 46%
08/24/2008: McCain – 43%, Obama – 46%
08/23/2008: McCain – 42%, Obama – 45%
08/22/2008: McCain – 43%, Obama – 45%


65 posted on 08/27/2012 7:26:55 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: DarthVader

Akin + Romney’s little “joke” about his birth certificate which brought on 3 days now of intense media discussion and condemnation (and NO talk of economy)


66 posted on 08/27/2012 7:27:35 AM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: CaptainK

You’ve got a bunch of people who are supported by government, and a bunch of people who are supported by China.

Both of those are wrong. Neither will be corrected by complaining.

Work. Work. Work.


67 posted on 08/27/2012 7:27:38 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (America doesn't need any new laws. America needs freedom!)
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To: CaptainK

The only poll that really counts is the one on Election Day. We have about 9 weeks to nudge those numbers a bit, though frankly, it’s at least a dead heat if the polls numbers are that close already.


68 posted on 08/27/2012 7:29:46 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: HamiltonJay

Is it Zogby who doesn’t poll over weekends because he says you can’t get a good sample?


69 posted on 08/27/2012 7:30:03 AM PDT by scbison
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To: CincyRichieRich

and many on our side never call them out.
This morning Rubio said the media are mostly fair and always try and to be fair to both sides.
Perino said people wil learn about Romney.

Really hw about calling out this bozo and the media, how about saying that the message is harder because the media doe snot cover both sides fairly and name names.

These idiots think if they;re nice or not call the media out by naming names then the media might like them


70 posted on 08/27/2012 7:30:17 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: dfwgator
And emotional people who think this is "American Idol." Like, oh my God.


71 posted on 08/27/2012 7:31:41 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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To: JLAGRAYFOX
Stay strong!!! Romney/Ryan will win handily, if we all get out there and vote!!!

Agreed. This is going to come down to turnout and who is most motivated. The economy will be the primary motivator.

72 posted on 08/27/2012 7:33:47 AM PDT by IamConservative (Well done is better than well said. - Ben Franklin)
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To: ScottinVA

There are good friends of mine who are convinced Clinton and the DNC created the internet boom of the 90’s and Bush killed it.

Only a solid 8 years of improvement under the GOP is ever going to change their minds.


73 posted on 08/27/2012 7:34:14 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Andrei Bulba
I saw some Obama voters at San Francisco General Hospital - arrogant, belligerent and aggressive. They knew their “rights”.

I also have relatives and friends who are Obama voters - prisoners of the MSM.

74 posted on 08/27/2012 7:34:58 AM PDT by Aria ( 2008 wasn't an election - it was a coup d'etat.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

most correct post on this thread.

The view, Good morning America, Today show, Late night shows, Jom Stewart, Maher and their evening news is where most get their so called news from.

Now facebook etc is beocme a place I’;ve noticed when I used to go on facebook where the liberals are out inforce trying to covinvce their less poltical pals Romney and the republican hate women etc

Most I;ve talked to have never heard of Akin so that is all B/S


75 posted on 08/27/2012 7:35:31 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: JIM O

It explains the popularity of Will Ferrell films.


76 posted on 08/27/2012 7:35:48 AM PDT by relictele
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

In 2008 I could not convince a woman in my church that Obama was pro-abortion because, “He is a Christian, and he can’t be pro-abortion”.

I always ask her political things because she is a snapshot of the uniformed electorate. She’s not dumb, but doesn’t follow politics at all. She gets her news from the MSM.

BTW, she’d knows now very well he is an abortion diehard, and she’d NEVER vote for him.


77 posted on 08/27/2012 7:37:33 AM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

again on this thread you hit the nail on the head.

Ever watch th eback drop crowd at the obama rallies?

We always see the dozy woman jumping up and down like a lunatic, the couple of women, or they look like women[never can tell with the women on the left like men on the left looking like women] They are cheering, all giddy, jumping up and down, shoputing, crying, screaming etc.\\\

\OMG you know like I saw obama like and he looked at me OMG is was so cool, you know I nearly toiuched him and like I tried to get a photo n my tablet but I was so like over crying with excitement


78 posted on 08/27/2012 7:39:41 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: kabar

Obama is up 4 in swing states.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_swing_state_tracking_poll


79 posted on 08/27/2012 7:42:03 AM PDT by KansasGirl ("If you have a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."--B. Hussein Obama)
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To: JLAGRAYFOX
Follow the money?

"Measure of confidence? Romney kicks $3M to NRCC, NRSC While Obama refuses to help Dem committees EdMorrissey ‏@EdMorrissey"

Romney hasn't been spending much, but he's raising more money than Obama. Obama has been spending more money than he's been raising. In 2008, Obama outraised and outspent McCain by 2:1. This is not happening in 2012.

I'm not worried about the polling this week or next week. I'll worry if Romney and the Republican superpacs don't start spending soon, though.

80 posted on 08/27/2012 7:42:12 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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