U.S Election 2012: Mitt Romney leads Obama 45% to 43%

 Sahit Muja

Sahit Muja: U.S Election 2012: Mitt Romney leads Obama 45% to 43%

The Rasmussen said Romney holds edge over President Obama in general election matchup poll.

 A matchup between President Obama and the GOP hopefuls shifts along with the president’s job approval ratings.

President Obama's overall approval ratings is down by six points since Valentine’s Day, the general election polling is looking weaker for the President.  

Mitt Romney leads President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 matchup. Romney earns 45% of the vote, while the president Obama attracts support from 43%. Romney holds a nine-point advantage among unaffiliated voters.

For the first time ever, Texas Congressman Ron Paul also leads the president. In that matchup, 43% prefer Paul and 41% Obama. Ten percent (10%) would vote for some other option, a figure that includes 17% of Republicans.

The Rasmussen Report's daily Presidential tracking poll for Monday shows that only 26% of the nation's voters approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president.

Forty-two percent disapproved, giving Obama a Presidential approval Index rating of -16 . 

Romney to be the Republican candidate most likely to beat Obama in the general election.

Romney has a good track record. He will be a good candidate against Obama because he offers a choice. Romney favors the private sector vs.Obama favors the public sector.

Romney favors balanced budgets vs. Obama favors deficit funding. Romney favors smaller government vs. Obama favors larger government.

Romney works with others who don't agree with him vs Obama blaming others. Romney would put states like Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania into play, not to mention many traditional swing states like Florida and Ohio.
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