Questions - 2012 Ohio President - August 13, 2012

Ohio Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted August 13, 2012

By Rasmussen Reports

*Please note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidates, so while half will hear the Republican first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.

1* If the presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mitt Romney or Democrat Barack Obama?

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

3* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair or poor?

4* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

5* Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Romney to make?

6* With Paul Ryan as his running mate, are you more likely or less likely to vote for Mitt Romney?

7* If necessary, is Paul Ryan ready to be President?

8* In political terms, is Paul Ryan very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

9* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Paul Ryan?

10* When covering a political campaign, do most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage or do they try to help the candidate they want to win?

11* Suppose a reporter learned some news that might politically hurt a candidate they wanted to win. Would most reporters hide that information to help the candidate?

12* When it comes to information about the Presidential campaign, who do you trust more—news reporters or family and friends?

13* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president…do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence