Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Ohio 2012 Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen (R) Ohio 2012 Senate Poll

• Sherrod Brown (D) 49% {44%} [46%] (47%) {44%} [43%] (44%)
  
• Josh Mandel (R) 41% {44%} [42%] (42%) {41%} [43%] (40%)
• Some other candidate 3% {3%} [4%] (3%) {3%} [3%] (4%)
• Undecided 7% {9%} [8%] (7%) {12%} [11%] (12%)

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

Sherrod Brown

• Very favorable 26%
• Somewhat favorable 21%
• Somewhat unfavorable 15%
• Very unfavorable 26%

Josh Mandel

• Very favorable 17%
• Somewhat favorable 25%
• Somewhat unfavorable 13%
• Very unfavorable 31%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Sherrod Brown 47% / 41% {+6%}
  
• Josh Mandel 42% / 44% {-2%}

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted September 12, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted August 13, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 18, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 18, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 26, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 8, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Brown leads Mandel 49% to 42% among male voters in Ohio and 48% to 40% among female voters. The Democrat draws slightly more support from his own party than Mandel does from his fellow Republicans. Brown holds a 49% to 38% advantage among voters not affiliated with either political party.