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Obama 43%, Cain 38% [Cain unchanged]
Rasmussen Reports ^ | 11/1/11

Posted on 11/01/2011 11:21:51 AM PDT by freespirited

Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain, who is dealing with a media firestorm surrounding past accusations of sexual harassment, earns the same level of support against President Obama as he did a week ago.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters shows the president picking up 43% of the vote to Cain’s 38%.

The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on October 30-31, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC.

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1 posted on 11/01/2011 11:21:54 AM PDT by freespirited
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To: freespirited

Obama 43%..?????

A potato would have done a better job as President!


2 posted on 11/01/2011 11:23:42 AM PDT by Leep
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To: freespirited

Obama is on track to receive the same percentage of the vote Bill Clinton received in 1992. I think he may get slightly more or slightly less but I am confidence we won’t see his support rise much by Election Day next year.


3 posted on 11/01/2011 11:25:26 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Leep

Those are all his brain dead Democratic voters. The swing voters haven’t gotten behind the eventual Republican nominee yet, who I predict will win.


4 posted on 11/01/2011 11:27:05 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: freespirited

As long as Obama’s numbers are in the 40s and not over 50%, it doesn’t matter what his opponent’s number is. The undecideds (19% in this case) always break for the challenger. So if the election were held today, Cain would win 57%-43%.

Always remember that little factoid. Notice when Obama is put up against someone in a poll he rarely gets 50%.


5 posted on 11/01/2011 11:27:15 AM PDT by MNnice
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To: Leep

Yep, someone that did absolutely nothing would have done far less damage.


6 posted on 11/01/2011 11:27:48 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Leep

“A potato would have done a better job”

...if Obama runs against a Potato in 2012, I’ll vote Potato! ~sarc off


7 posted on 11/01/2011 11:29:23 AM PDT by albie
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To: Leep
A potato would have done a better job as President!

A 35 year old Idaho potato ... sure. I am not so sure about a 35 year-old Maine potato.

I can see the bumper stickers now, "RUSSET 2012 - a Real Spud"
8 posted on 11/01/2011 11:29:43 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (It's fun to play with your vision, but don't ever play with your eyes.--1970s PSA)
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To: MNnice

Yup. The only way Obama can be re-elected is if stupid FReepers support a third party candidate. I hope no one is going to repeat the mistake made both times Clinton ran for President.


9 posted on 11/01/2011 11:30:45 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: MNnice

When Cain delivers his acceptance speech — Obama’s reputation as a brilliant orator will be flushed away forever.

I doubt Rasmussens numbers. If they were true the liberals wouldn’t be so scared of Cain.


10 posted on 11/01/2011 11:32:04 AM PDT by o2bfree
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To: freespirited

I don’t believe this poll for a silly second. . . .


11 posted on 11/01/2011 11:32:46 AM PDT by DeaconRed (My Hat Don't Hang on the same Nail to Long. . . . . . . . .)
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To: MNnice
Cain would win 57%-43%.

That presumes that 100% of registered voters vote and that often is not the case.

12 posted on 11/01/2011 11:32:56 AM PDT by Netizen (Path to citizenship = Scamnesty. If you give it away, more will come. Who's pilfering your wallet?)
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To: Netizen

Given the economy, the only question left is by what margin the One will be retired.

The American people appear set to fire him. He needs an economic miracle to have a chance and his own policies subverted it.


13 posted on 11/01/2011 11:35:27 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop; windcliff
The swing voters haven’t gotten behind the eventual Republican nominee yet, who I predict will win.

When Clinton won they celebrated with "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac. This time we will celebrate and also play a song by Fleetwood Mac, but the title will be "Landslide".

14 posted on 11/01/2011 11:36:13 AM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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To: albie

Spuds 2012!!!


15 posted on 11/01/2011 11:36:49 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: goldstategop

Stupid people are ruining America. Question is can we out vote them or win beyond their cheating. If Cain is the nominee I think his poll #’s rise even higher since still early in the game.


16 posted on 11/01/2011 11:37:01 AM PDT by tflabo (Restore the Republic)
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To: goldstategop
Yup. The only way Obama can be re-elected is if stupid FReepers support a third party candidate. I hope no one is going to repeat the mistake made both times Clinton ran for President.

As long as Romney is not the nominee this won't be an issue.

17 posted on 11/01/2011 11:37:19 AM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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To: goldstategop

” The only way Obama can be re-elected is if stupid FReepers support a third party candidate. I hope no one is going to repeat the mistake made both times Clinton ran for President.”

If you don’t want that to happen, you better make sure no liberal idiot like Romney gets the nomination. Mutt Romney will cost the GOP more votes than a 3rd party candidate ever would.


18 posted on 11/01/2011 11:37:30 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Beagle8U

We’re going to end up supporting the GOP nominee. The important thing is to get rid of Obama. What he did in four years will take us many years to fix. We can only imagine the kind of damage he would do should he be re-elected.

America can’t afford four more years of Obama!


19 posted on 11/01/2011 11:40:48 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Voter#537; o2bfree
I don’t believe this poll for a silly second. . .

I believe it and am encouraged by it. Keep in mind that very few know as much about Cain as we do; in the general voting population maybe half are familiar enough w/him to have an opinion. At this stage of the cycle the only thing that matters is how bad Obama is doing.

I think I trust Ras polls more than any other.

20 posted on 11/01/2011 11:41:45 AM PDT by freespirited (Stupid people are ruining America. --Herman Cain)
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