Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) National Survey on Paul Ryan

Rasmussen (R) National Poll on Paul Ryan

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

• Yes 43%
• No 22%
• Not sure 35%

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

• More likely 36%
• Less likely 29%
• No impact on vote 30%

Among Independents

• More likely 38%
• Less likely 29%

If necessary, is Paul Ryan ready to be President?

• Yes 37%
• No 36%
• Not sure 27%

In political terms, is Paul Ryan very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

• Very conservative 40%
• Somewhat conservative 31%
• Moderate/Somewhat liberal/Very liberal 29%

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

• Very favorable 29% [21%] (22%)
• Somewhat favorable 21% [18%] (14%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 19% [10%] (13%)
• Very unfavorable 13% [15%] (17%)

Note: Only 13% are now unfamiliar with Ryan, and five percent (5%) are not sure about him.

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Paul Ryan 50% [39%] (36%) / 32% [25%] (30%) {+18%}

National survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted August 12-13, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted July 15-16, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 10-11, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Eighty-three percent (83%) of Republicans view Ryan favorably, and 72% think Romney made a good choice in picking him as his running mate. Fifty-four percent (54%) of Democrats give Ryan unfavorable marks, and only 18% view Romney’s selection as a good one.

Among voters not affiliated with either major party, Ryan’s favorables have risen from 36% in July to 50% now.