Posted on 09/18/2012 6:52:15 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows Mitt Romney attracting support from 47% of voters nationwide, while President Obama earns 45% of the vote. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and three percent (3%) are undecided...
Intensity of support or opposition can have an impact on campaigns. Currently, 28% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing as president. Forty-three percent (43%) Strongly Disapprove, giving him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15
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steady as she goes. waiting for you gallup to catch up.
Currently, 28% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing as president.
I can’t even believe it is that high. That is 1/2 his base and even as supporters of Obama cannot possibly believe that he is doing a “strongly approved” job. They must be completely insane.
Sad that Romney can’t even hit 50 percent. That proves that Americans would like to get rid of Obama and Romney. Good Lord what an awful election.
At least to me, one side is definitely more awful.
Oh me too but sheesh was an endorsement for Romney. He is getting my vote because the other guy sucks more....how great for Romney...lol. I am sure that is why he is so close in the polls because most people would love a “do over” for both candidates.
Romney is not awful, but we sure act like it on here. Perfect? No. His comments on the video were not bad at all and it’s clear he would be a POTUS we would not be ashamed of like we are now.
Romney is not awful,
Oh he is awful. He clearly was the worst of the bunch but we are STUCK with him and nothing more. He is the worst nominee in the history of the Republican Party.
Really? So what positions does he have that makes him "awful"???
He is not the worst nominee. Bob Dole was atrocious. Nixon was more liberal than Romney. And Alf Landon in 1936 seemed to concede the election to FDR from the beginning....just mho.
Sad that on every thread you bash Romney and therefore praise Obama. Truly sad and soooo predictable.
Actually, someone posted on another thread that Romney’s lead grew by 1/2 point overnight. I can’t see this in the stats. Does anyone else see this?
No way is he the worst nominee ever. Heck he wasn’t even the worse from this year’s group.That would be Huntsman, but it doesn’t really matter. We have to beat Obama.
Keep in mind that a small but significant portion of the electorate may “Strongly Disapprove” of Obama’s performance because he not socialistic ENOUGH.
Really? You still go with the polls that oversample Democrats by wider margins than existed in 2008?
His disapproval is at 43%, but he’s pulling 45% of the vote? Something doesn’t add up.
I am no Romney fan, but he was the most viable contender in a weak field. The fact that potentially stronger candidates, like Palin, Huckabee, and Jeb Bush, stayed out of the race may have been due to a feeling that beating Obama was too daunting. Should Romney win, they will have regretted their decision, as they will be effectively locked out of the Presidential race until 2020 at the least.
Sorry but if you believe that you are a fool.
Cain, Bachmann, Santorum were all DOA as a presidential candidate! If ANY of them were the candidate righ tnow, OBAMA would be up 5-10 points easily.
The pool of candidates this year was crap, and while Romney was not my first choice, he is the candidate, which means like it or not he BEAT OUT THE REST OF THE CANDIDATES... ERGO, he was the best of the lot. Perhaps not by what you or I wanted, but by the sheer fact he won.
The World Champion is the one who wins the championship game, not the one who has the better stats in the record book, or that you are a better fan of.
For those who keep attacking Romney for not being conservative enough, that’s a fine critique that he’s not as conservative on some issues as many here would like, but look at the supposed “gaffes” that they are currently out there, do you think this guy is some hard core leftist? Seriously. Come one.
Folks need to stop living and dying by every news cycle and poll. I don’t care what they say, I don’t feel for one minute this election is remotely close... Just talked to another life long democrat yesterday, and both he and his dad union paying dues members and straight d voters their entire lives openly stated this guy is an idiot and they will not vote for him again. This isn’t an isolated case folks, this is what I am running into DAILY in my conversations with people.
I just believe the polls are picking up what’s happening on the ground, at least not fully.
I can agree with all that you said. I was for Cain, but I am not a Romney hater, and think he will do well in the debates.
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