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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (505958)	9/2/2012 12:25:49 PM
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Daily Presidential Tracking Poll in Politics Email thisShareThis Related Articles SWING STATE DAILY TRACKING: Romney Up By Two Conventions Don't Matter -- and Mean Even Less By Scott Rasmussen What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Number of Republicans in America Reaches Record High 68% Say They Are Paying More for Gas Compared to Six Months Ago Just 16% See A Better Future for Today's Children 43% Like Candidate Who’ll Tax the Rich; 41% Prefer One Against All Tax Hikes Sunday, September 02, 2012 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows Mitt Romney attracting support from 48% of voters nationwide, while President Obama earns 44% of the vote. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate, and five percent (5%) are undecided. Just prior to this past week's Republican National Convention, Romney trailed the president by two. Today’s four-point advantage confirms that the GOP hopeful has received the expected convention bounce. See daily tracking history. Romney also has gained ground in the swing state tracking results updated daily for subscribers at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Matchup results are updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Platinum Members can see demographic details from the tracking poll and additional information updated on a daily basis. During August, the number of Republicans in the country reached the highest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports. In each of the recent election cycles, the victorious party has gained in net partisan identification over the course of the election year. What America Thinks, a nationally syndicated TV show hosted by Scott Rasmussen, will debut next Saturday on more than 50 television stations across the country. Find stations in your area. If you’d like Scott Rasmussen to speak to your organization, meeting or conference, please contact Premiere Speakers. Check out our review of last week’s key polls to see “What They Told Us.” (Presidential Job Approval Data Below) A president’s job approval rating is one of the best indicators for assessing his chances of reelection. Typically, the president’s job approval rating on Election Day will be close to the share of the vote he receives. Currently, 48% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's job performance. Fifty-one percent (51%) at least somewhat disapprove of the job Obama is doing ( see trends). Forty-eight percent (48%) trust Romney more than Obama on the election’s top issue, the economy. Forty-four percent (44%) trust the president more. The good news for Romney is that he still has the edge on this issue. The good news for Obama is that Romney’s advantage has been shrinking over the last few months. Scott Rasmussen’s weekly newspaper column notes that the conventions “provide a stark reminder of how out of touch our political system has become.” He adds, “A half-century ago, conventions mattered because they actually selected presidential candidates. Today, they only serve to remind us that what interests -- and entertains -- the political class has little to do with what America needs.” Take advantage of a limited time only discount to subscribe to our Rasmussen Reader service. Subscribers receive access to more than 20 exclusive news updates per week at a price of just $24.95 a year. You also can follow the Rasmussen Reports Electoral College Projections and the Rasmussen Reports Senate Balance of Power projections. (Approval Index data below) Intensity of support or opposition can have an impact on campaigns. Currently, 27% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing as president. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove, giving him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15 ( see trends). During midterm elections, intensity of support can have a tremendous impact on turnout. That was demonstrated in 2010 when Republicans and unaffiliated voters turned out in large numbers to express opposition to the Obama administration’s policies. However, in presidential election years, there is a smaller impact on turnout. Rasmussen Reports is a media company whose work is followed by millions on a wide variety of platforms. We regularly release our results at RasmussenReports.com, through a daily email newsletter, a nationally syndicated radio news service, an online video service and a weekly newspaper column distributed by Creators Syndicate. To get a sense of longer-term Job Approval trends for the president, Rasmussen Reports also compiles our tracking data on a full month-by-month basis. (More below) Rasmussen Reports has been a pioneer in the use of automated telephone polling techniques, but many other firms still utilize their own operator-assisted technology ( see methodology). Pollsters for Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton have cited our " unchallenged record for both integrity and accuracy." During Election 2008, Rasmussen Reports projected that Barack Obama would defeat John McCain by a 52% to 46% margin. Obama was 53% to 46%. In 2004, Rasmussen Reports was the only firm to project the vote totals for both candidates within half a percentage point. Learn more about the Rasmussen Reports track record over the years.