Questions - 2012 Wisconsin President - August 15, 2012

Wisconsin Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted August 15, 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?

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* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Medicare?

11* When it comes to the future of Medicare, which scares you more….President Obama’s health care law or Paul Ryan’s proposal?

12* 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