Election 2012: Obama 49% Perry 35%
Texas Governor Rick Perry now trails President Obama by double-digits in the latest hypothetical Election 2012 matchup.
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October 12, 2011
October 11, 2011
Election 2012: Generic Republican 47%, Obama 41%
A generic Republican still holds a six-point advantage over President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 match-up for the week ending Sunday, October 9.
October 11, 2011
Obama 43%, Romney 41%
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney remains neck-and-neck with President Obama in the latest hypothetical Election 2012 matchup.
October 10, 2011
Election 2012: Obama 42%, Cain 39%
Georgia businessman Herman Cain has pulled within three points of President Obama in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters.
October 6, 2011
Obama 42%, Johnson 27%
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson who recently made his first Republican debate appearance earns the lowest level of support against President Obama out of all the 2012 GOP hopefuls.
October 5, 2011
Obama 45%, Santorum 34%
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum continues to trail President Obama by double-digits in a hypothetical 2012 presidential election.
October 4, 2011
Election 2012: Generic Republican 47%, Obama 41%
A generic Republican now holds a six-point advantage over President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 match-up for the week ending Sunday, October 2.
October 3, 2011
Romney, Christie Run Even With Obama
One’s in the race and one’s contemplating a run, but for now Mitt Romney and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie are both essentially even with President Obama in hypothetical Election 2012 matchups.
October 3, 2011
Obama 43%, Perry 37%
While Rick Perry continues to take a hammering in the media and from his opponents for the Republican presidential nomination, President Obama’s single-digit lead over the Texas governor remains virtually unchanged over the past month.
September 26, 2011
Obama 44%, Perry 38%
While Texas Governor Rick Perry has been widely criticized for his debate performance last Thursday in Florida, that criticism doesn't seem to have moved the numbers in a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup with President Obama. The president still holds a single-digit lead over the frontrunner in the GOP primary race.
September 21, 2011
National GOP Primary: Perry 28%, Romney 24%
As of now, the 2012 Republican Presidential Primary race is all about Texas Governor Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, with no other candidate reaching double-digit support.
September 20, 2011
Obama 44%, Romney 41%
President Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney continue to run neck-and-neck in a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup.
September 19, 2011
Obama 43%, Huntsman 35%
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is having difficulty gaining traction in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but he fares about the same as some of the top GOP contenders in a hypothetical matchup with President Obama.
May 17, 2011
Generic Republican 45%, Obama 43%
Voters remain fairly evenly divided over whether they want to give President Obama a second term in the White House.
September 3, 2008
Generic Ballot Holds Steady Over Past Week
The Democrats have held onto a 10-point advantage over the GOP for the second straight week in the Generic Congressional Ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if given the choice, 46% of voters would choose their district’s Democratic candidate, while 36% would choose the Republican candidate.
July 16, 2008
Growing Number of Americans See U.S. Winning War on Terror
Nearly half of Americans (48%) now believe the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror, as opposed to 20% who give the nod to the terrorists, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national survey.
July 8, 2008
Democrats Hold onto Solid Lead in Generic Congressional Ballot
Democrats continue to lead Republicans by double-digits in the Rasmussen Reports generic congressional ballot. When given the choice, 47% of voters nationwide would vote for their district’s Democratic candidate, while 34% would choose their Republican candidate.
July 5, 2008
Voter Perceptions on War on Terror Remain Steady Over Past Month
Forty-two percent (42%) of American voters think the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror.
January 27, 2008
Florida: Romney 33% McCain 27%
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida shows former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney earning 33% of the vote while Arizona Senator John McCain attracts 27%.
January 7, 2008
New Hampshire: McCain 32% Romney 31%
John McCain is facing an unusual two-front challenge as he seeks to hang on to a narrow lead in New Hampshire’s Republican Presidential Primary. He is competing with Mitt Romney for votes in the Republican Primary.
