Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 45% [46%] (46%) {43%} [44%] (46%)
• Barack Obama 43% [45%] (45%) {46%} [47%] (42%)
  

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney? 

• Very favorable 30% [23%] (21%)
• Somewhat favorable 19% [29%] (29%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 19% [19%] (25%)
• Very unfavorable 29% [25%] (22%)

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Paul Ryan?

• Very favorable 28%
• Somewhat favorable 19%
• Somewhat unfavorable 10%
• Very unfavorable 23%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Paul Ryan 47% / 33% {+14%}
• Mitt Romney 49% [52%] (50%) / 48% [44%] (47%) {+1%}

Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan to be his vice presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Romney to make?

• Yes 43%
• No 32%
• Not sure 24%

With Paul Ryan as his running mate, are you more likely or less likely to vote for Mitt Romney?

• More likely 33%
• Less likely 37%
• No impact 26%

If necessary, is Paul Ryan ready to be president?

• Yes 37%
• No 45%
• Undecided 18%

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president? 

• Strongly approve 30% [28%] (37%) {28%}
• Somewhat approve 19% [21%] (12%) {21%} 
• Somewhat disapprove 8% [6%] (12%) {6%}
• Strongly disapprove 41% [44%] (39%) {45%}

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted August 15, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted July 9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 25, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 13, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 17, 2011 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Romney now posts a seven-point lead among voters not affiliated with either of the major political parties.

Romney now holds a 24-point lead over Obama among Florida voters 65 and older. Last month, the GOP challenger held a 17-point lead in this age group.

Voters 65 and older also view Ryan more favorably than younger voters do. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of these older voters express a favorable opinion of Ryan, including 42% with a Very Favorable view of him. Fifty-four percent (54%) of retirees say Romney made the right choice when he picked Ryan, and 50% say they are more likely to vote for the Republican with Ryan on the ticket. Twenty-nine percent (29%) in this group say they are less likely to vote for Romney because of Ryan.

Seventy-eight percent (78%) describe Ryan as a conservative, including 49% who say he’s very conservative.