Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 48% {46%} [47%] (45%) {41%} [42%] (41%)
• Barack Obama 47% {49%} [44%] (49%) {52%} [47%] (45%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 46% {46%} [43%] (39%) {31%}
• Barack Obama 43% {39%} [38%] (48%) {57%}

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

• Very favorable 27% {23%} [23%] (14%)
• Somewhat favorable 27% {27%} [26%] (33%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 15% {18%} [15%] (20%)
• Very unfavorable 29% {30%} [30%] (29%)

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

• Very favorable 39%
• Somewhat favorable 18%
• Somewhat unfavorable 13%
• Very unfavorable 23%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Paul Ryan 57% / 36% {+21%}
• Mitt Romney 54% {50%} [49%] (47%) {50%} / 44% {48%} [45%] (49%) {44%} {+10%}

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

• Yes 51%
• No 30%

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

• More likely 46%
• Less likely 31%
• No impact 22%

If necessary, is Paul Ryan ready to be president?

• Yes 45%
• No 42%

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

• Strongly approve 26% {30%} [27%] (35%) {36%}
• Somewhat approve 23% {22%} [20%] (17%) {15%}
• Somewhat disapprove 10% {10%} [8%] (8%) {10%}
• Strongly disapprove 40% {37%} [44%] (39%) {39%}

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 25, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 12, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 9, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 27, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 27, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 26, 2011 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Eighty-two percent (82%) of Badger State voters view Ryan as politically conservative, including 52% who say he is very conservative.