Ras National Poll: Clinton beats Romney by 6%, Obama beats Romney by 12%

[skipos]

Clinton 47% Romney 41%,
Obama 49% Romney 37%

Thursday, January 17, 2008

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of general election match-ups shows Hillary Clinton leading Mitt Romney 47% to 41%. Barack Obama leads Romney 49% to 37%. The survey was completed before Romney’s victory in the Michigan Primary and is show both Clinton and Obama gaining ground over the past month (see trends and history).

The former Massachusetts governor enjoys a double-digit advantage over Clinton among male voters, but trails by five points among that group when pitted against Obama. In both match-ups, Romney suffers a deficit of around 20 percentage points with female voters. Among unaffiliated voters, Romney is dead even with Clinton, 40% to 40%, but trails Obama by twelve points among this group, just as he does among likely voters as a whole.

Since September, Romney has attracted better than 40% support three times in match-ups with Obama, but he keeps relapsing into the high-30s. Obama led Romney by six points a month ago.

Romney has proven to be a tougher competitor against Clinton, actually gaining a one-point lead in a mid-December survey. In all previous match-ups, though, he trailed her by anywhere from three to 11 points.

http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_romney_vs_clinton_and_obama

[iamthebandfanman]

1. dont think the matchup matters much

pretty sure this will be a democratic victory even if we put an actual donkey as our nominee..

[bluestateguy]

2. Scott Rasmussen just wants attention

Can he go one day without doing a poll?

[Cassandra]

3. I was wondering where Edwards was in all this...

and found today's editorial:
http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/political_commentary/commentary_by_dick_morris/time_for_edwards_exit_hillary_barack_fate_in_his_hands

Why should I pay attention to a Rasmussen poll?
I can live without Dick Morris' opinion on any subject, from Democratic politics to toe-sucking.

[On the Road]

4. Romney is Beatable

I have no doubt he will lose.

McCain would be tougher. And if Huckabee starts taking better advice, he would be tough also.

There is still no way this election is a shoo-in for Democrats.

[jefferson_dem]

5. Yet another illustration of Obama's superior electability.

A potentially insurmountable gender gap in effect with Hillary - - Mitt is double-digits over Clinton among male voters, but trails by five points among that group when pitted against Obama.