What is Rasmussen up to? Obama ahead of Romney again.

[TroyD]

Obama is ahead of Romney in Rasmussen for the 3rd day in a row. You don't see that very often.

Rasmussen Tracking [Obama +2]

Obama - 45

Romney - 43

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The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows President Obama attracting support from 45% of voters nationwide, while Mitt Romney earns the vote from 43%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and seven percent (7%) are undecided.

This is the lowest level of support for Romney since March. So far, in the month of August, support for both Romney and Obama has stayed in a very narrow range between 43% and 47%. See daily tracking history.

Romney is supported by 86% of Republicans, while Obama gets the vote from 84% of Democrats. The president has a 10-point edge among unaffiliated voters.

Obama also has the lead in the Rasmussen Reports Electoral College Projections. This includes new numbers from Florida, Wisconsin and Ohio.



http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

[Siwsan]

1. Isn't Rasmussen rumored to be heavily weighted towards the right?

If so, President Obama isn't just ahead, he's WAAAAYYYYY ahead.

[Blue_Roses]

12. Yes.(nt)

[center rising]

2. You can rest assured, this will change this week

The righties will call up Rasmussen and demand a change and they will get it.

[elleng]

3. Encouraging vote 'fixers' not to let up,

keep doing what they're doing to suppress votes.

[Robbins]

4. Very simple

RAS needs to have polling that can be crediable.Even Fox news has Obama ahead In their poll through I doudt they mention that.
Ras needs to have some good showing by Obama to maintain credablitby.Although It won't be till October that Ras really has
credable polls.

[progressoid]

5. Yep.

They can't be the odd one out all the time. Every once in a while they have to post some fairly honest reports.

[grantcart]

6. also he needs to have Romney down so that after the Republican convention he can have a 'bump'

[former9thward]

13. Todays poll has Romney back up by one.

So much for that CT. Is Gallup part of the CT too?

[JanetLovesObama]

7. Looks like Scotty

accidentally got a hold of some Dems while polling this time. I'm sure he won't let that happen again.

[BluegrassDem]

8. He has to show Obama ahead so that when Romney goes ahead

It'll look like a more dramatic shift and you'll see the siren pop up on Drudge and Fox will be having breaking news about the 'big shift' to Romney.

[Floyd_Gondolli]

9. Setting the stage

For the inevitable "Romney rides big convention bounce to vault past Obama" headlines. It's all part of the narrative.

Or maybe I'm just too cynical.

[Brother Buzz]

10. Rasmussen had to move the goalposts so Romney can surge from behind as his convention convenes

Timing is everything

[outsideworld]

11. So that after the convention

Romney will bump 20 points ahead .smh