Toplines - Election 2012 - July 18-19, 2009
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National Survey of
1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted July 16-17, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
In thinking about the 2012 Election for President of the United States, suppose
you had a choice between Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat Barack Obama. If the election were held today would you
vote for Republican Mitt Romney or Democrat Barack Obama?
45% Romney
45% Obama
7% Some other candidate
3% Not
sure
2*
Okay suppose the Republicans nominate Sarah Palin. If the 2012 Election for President were held
today would you vote for Republican Sarah Palin or Democrat Barack Obama?
42% Palin
48% Obama
7% Some other candidate
3% Not
sure
3*
If Sarah Palin loses the Republican nomination should
she run for President as an independent candidate?
21% Yes
63% No
16% Not sure
4*
In thinking about the 2012 Election for President of the United States, suppose
you had a choice between Republican Mitt Romney, Democrat Barack Obama and
Independent Sarah Palin. If the election
were held today would you vote for Republican Mitt Romney, Democrat Barack
Obama or Independent Sarah Palin?
33% Romney
44% Obama
16% Palin
3% Some other candidate
4% Not
sure
5*
Will Joe Biden be Barack Obama’s running mate in 2012?
31% Yes
31% No
38% Not sure
NOTE:
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of
confidence