Click here for linkA generic Republican candidate earns the highest level of support to date against President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up for the week ending Sunday, September 4.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters finds the generic Republican earning 49% support, while the president picks up 41% of the vote. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and six percent (6%) are undecided.
Date
Republican
Obama
Aug 29-Sep 4
49%
41%
Aug 22-28
48%
40%
Aug 15-21
48%
43%
Aug 8-14
48%
42%
Aug 1-7
46%
43%
Jul 25-31
47%
42%
Jul 18-24
48%
42%
Jul 11-17
47%
41%
Jul 5-10
48%
43%
Jun 27-Jul 2
44%
44%
Jun 20-26
46%
42%
Jun 13-19
45%
43%
Jun 6-12
46%
44%
May 30-Jun 5
45%
42%
May 23-29
45%
43%
May 16-22
44%
45%
May 9-15
45%
43%
May 2-7, 2011
43%
45%