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

Rasmussen (R) Ohio 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 49%
• No 22%

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

• More likely 40%
• Less likely 32%

Among Independents

• More likely 42%
• Less likely 18%

If necessary, is Paul Ryan ready to be President?

• Yes 38%
• No 41%

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

• Very conservative 49%
• Somewhat conservative 29%
• Moderate/Somewhat liberal/Very liberal 22%

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

• Very favorable 33%
• Somewhat favorable 18%
• Somewhat unfavorable 15%
• Very unfavorable 24%

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted August 13, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.

Inside the numbers:

Most voters over 40 have a favorable opinion of Ryan, while a plurality of younger voters have an unfavorable view. Ryan gets better reviews among men than women.