Posted on 09/14/2012 11:49:19 AM PDT by Red Steel
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Mitt Romney attracting support from 48% of voters nationwide, while President Obama earns 45% of the vote. Two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate, and five percent (5%) are undecided. See daily tracking history.
The recent numbers may have been impacted by a number of factors. Clearly, one is the fading of the president’s convention bounce. Last week, Scott Rasmussen anticipated this fade by noting that the conventions would have no lasting impact on the race.
Additionally, last week’s jobs report was disappointing. However, consumer confidence did not fall in the wake of that report. That may be due to the fact that the poor results were no surprise to consumers. Confidence also may have been impacted by the Fed decision to provide additional stimulus. That decision boosted both the stock market and investor confidence. Nearly half of all consumers are also investors.
Finally, it is way too early to evaluate the political impact, if any, from recent events in the Middle East. Today’s tracking data shows that despite the extensive news coverage of Arab attacks on U.S. embassies, only six percent (6%) of voters consider national security issues the most important during this election cycle. That’s little changed from five percent (5%) before the attacks began. Additionally, voters currently trust the president more than Romney on national security issues by a narrow 46% to 43% margin. That, too, is little changed following recent events.
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Great news from a very accurate pollster. Thanks for posting it.
Add another 3-4 points for Romney. (60%-80% of the 5% undecided)
So Romney comes out 3 points up after the Demoncraps snob-a-thon.
Aint good for the national socialist demoncrap regime.
Thank goodness! I can come in off of the ledge now.
IMO, the Dems have already had “Their Finest Hour” as Churchill would say.
Obama’s “chickens are coming home to roost” as Rev Wrong would say!
Yep... Peaked. Still bothersome the others show different but I believe SR as truthful, not weighted to show a desired outcome. LET’S ROLL!
It’s up to Romney to turn the middle east crisis to his advantage as the MSM will cover for their boy in the White House.
Romney should attack Obama for his gutless apology tours around the world, his ignoring of the warnings of Muslim uprisings and the resulting murders of the US Ambassador and 3 others.
If Romney replays the cowardly campaign of John McCain he will lose. If Romney takes it to Obama, he will win. Simple as that.
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