Toplines - Ron Paul - April 12-13, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted April 12-13, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Ron Paul?

10% Very favorable
29% Somewhat favorable
18% Somewhat unfavorable
12% Very unfavorable
32% Not sure

2* In thinking about the 2012 Presidential election suppose you had a choice between Republican Ron Paul and Democrat Barack Obama. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Ron Paul or Democrat Barack Obama?

41% Paul
42% Obama
11% Some other candidate

6% Not sure

3* Is Ron Paul a divisive force in the Republican Party, or is he representative of a new direction for the party?

21% He is a divisive force in the Republican party
34% He is representative of a new direction for the party
45% Not sure

4* Does Ron Paul share the values of most Republican voters throughout the nation?

19% Yes
27% No
54% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence