Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Senate Poll

• Tommy Thompson (R) 54% {41%} [52%] (50%) {48%} [50%] (49%)
• Tammy Baldwin (D) 43% {48%} [36%] (38%) {44%} [36%] (42%)
• Some other candidate 1% {5%} [6%] (5%) {4%} [4%] (4%)
• Not sure 3% {6%} [6%] (7%) {4%} [10%] (6%)

I’m going to read you a short list of people in the news. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.

Tommy Thompson 

• Very favorable 23%
• Somewhat favorable 36%
• Somewhat unfavorable 20%
• Very unfavorable 17%

Tammy Baldwin

• Very favorable 22%
• Somewhat favorable 21%
• Somewhat unfavorable 16%
• Very unfavorable 33%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Tommy Thompson 59% / 37% {+22%} 
• Tammy Baldwin 43% / 49% {-6%}

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:

Before his narrow victory in the primary this week, Thompson was backed by just 75% of GOP voters against Baldwin. Now, he earns support from 97% of the voters in his party.

Baldwin now draws support from 92% of Democrats, up from 86% before she ran unopposed in the primary. Thompson leads by 23 points among voters not affiliated with either of the major parties.