Posted on 04/14/2010 7:55:12 AM PDT by SeattleBruce
Pit maverick Republican Congressman Ron Paul against President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up, and the race is – virtually dead even.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of likely voters finds Obama with 42% support and Paul with 41% of the vote. Eleven percent (11%) prefer some other candidate, and six percent (6%) are undecided.
Ask the Political Class, though, and it’s a blowout. While 58% of Mainstream voters favor Paul, 95% of the Political Class vote for Obama.
But Republican voters also have decidedly mixed feelings about Paul, who has been an outspoken critic of the party establishment.
Obama earns 79% support from Democrats, but Paul gets just 66% of GOP votes. Voters not affiliated with either major party give Paul a 47% to 28% edge over the president.
Paul, a anti-big government libertarian who engenders unusually strong feelings among his supporters, was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. But he continues to have a solid following, especially in the growing Tea Party movement.
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So, the Tea party polls better than Ron Paul...looks like Obama is not doing well, no matter what!
The thought of Obama being re-elected makes me very depressed.
I imagine in a few more months, Massa would beat Obama in a poll.
Ron Paul has no chance. NONE
Forget it
Is this a joke?
Do not even want to discuss Ron Paul. He’s just a loser.
The pollsters are already trying to influence the elections by throwing out certain names despite no one declaring.
I think 2012 can and should be an election fought on ideology. If even Ron Paul can be competitive, I think Newt Gingrich could win.
Ditto
This poll is “ANYONE BUT OBAMA VS. OBAMA.”
I agree.
Not to mention that he’s older than McCuckoo.
Amen to that! Prayers up continually!
Mixed feelings about Paul? I don’t have any mixed feelings the guy is a NUT!
I am starting to wonder about the accuracy of Rasmussen polls. No way, nada, zero chance of Ron Paul beating Obama. Heck, I dont even see a chance of him winning the GOP nomination. Am I missing something here?
ABO
April Fools!!!
Great, the lesser of two crazies.
I don’t think you are missing anything.
People know Obama people don’t know Paul.
The poll says people want Obama defeated.
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