Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) 2012 Presidential Poll  

Are Barack Obama and Mitt Romney the best two people to be running for President?

• Yes 17% (19%)
• No 67% (64%)

When looking at a choice between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, is it a choice you are excited about or will you simply be voting for the lesser of two evils?

• Excited about choice between Obama and Romney 45% (44%)
• Will be voting for the lesser of two evils 46% (46%)

Do President Obama and Mitt Romney agree on just about everything, agree on most important issues, disagree on most important issues, or disagree on just about everything?

• Agree on just about everything (2%)
• Agree on most important issues (6%)
• Disagree on most important issues 59% (56%)
• Disagree on just about everything 26% (25%)

Do you agree with President Obama on just about everything, agree on most important issues, disagree on most important issues, or disagree on just about everything?

• Agree on just about everything 16% (14%)
• Agree on most important issues 32% (32%)
• Disagree on most important issues 23% (23%)
• Disagree on just about everything 28% (27%)

Do you agree with Mitt Romney on just about everything, agree on most important issues, disagree on most important issues, or disagree on just about everything?

• Agree on just about everything 10% (10%)
• Agree on most important issues 40% (38%)
• Disagree on most important issues 26% (26%)
• Disagree on just about everything 21% (20%)

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted July 29-30, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted May 26-27, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Democrats continue to show more enthusiasm about the choice of candidates compared to Republicans and voters not affiliated with either political party. Sixty-six percent (66%) of Democrats say they are excited about this year’s matchup, while just 35% of Republicans and unaffiliated voters feel the same.

Twenty-six percent (26%) of Democrats believe Obama and Romney are the two best options, a view shared by 16% of Republicans and just eight percent (8%) of unaffiliated voters.

Not surprisingly, overwhelming majorities of Democrats and Republicans agree with their candidate on most things. Among unaffiliated voters, 43% agree with the president on most or all important issues, while 54% disagree with him. By comparison, 50% of unaffiliated voters agree with Romney and 48% disagree with him.

Twenty-seven percent (27%) of unaffiliated voters disagree with the president on just about everything, while 16% say the same about Romney.