Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Poll Watch: Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Poll

When looking at a choice between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, is it a choice you are excited about or will you simply be voting for the lesser of two evils?
  • Excited about choice between Obama and Romney 44%
  • Will be voting for the lesser of two evils 46%
Do President Obama and Mitt Romney agree on just about everything, agree on most important issues, disagree on most important issues, or disagree on just about everything?
  • Agree on just about everything 2%
  • Agree on most important issues 6%
  • Disagree on most important issues 56%
  • Disagree on just about everything 25%
Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted May 26-27, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.

Inside the numbers:
Two-out-of-three Democrats (64%) are excited about the choice between the president and Romney. However, most Republicans (53%) and voters not affiliated with either major party (59%) will be voting for the lesser of two evils. This highlights the unhappiness that many conservative voters have expressed about Romney.

Female voters are more excited about the choice between Obama and Romney than men are. Older voters are more enthusiastic about the choice than those who are younger.

Seventy-seven percent (77%) of blacks are excited about an Obama-Romney contest. Fifty-one percent (51%) of whites and a narrow plurality of other voters will be voting for the lesser of two evils.

Sixty percent (60%) of liberals are excited about the choice. Fifty-three percent (53%) of conservatives and a plurality (48%) of moderates see it as choice between the lesser of two evils.

Union members are more enthusiastic about the contest than non-members are. Fifty percent (50%) of voters who say they are members of the Tea Party see it as a race between two bad choices, compared to 44% of non-members.

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