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Rasmussen Reports Founder Scott Rasmussen discusses the GOP field for the 2012 election and the impact of Chris Christie’s decision not to run.
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Since you have morning great to be with you today I -- I'm doing pretty good you know the Yankees won last night that the good thing from my perspective.
So nobody ever done a poll.
I don't know who would do it to.
A vote find it out through the public expenses the most reliable poll or pollster.
You know the problem we're doing a poll like that is.
If you put out since you're the best -- believe you can put them to have somebody else's investor would -- -- do it but the truth we what happens is.
People pick pollsters -- -- -- sports teams.
There are some who'll tell you absolutely we are the best and there are some -- tell you.
Never listen to a Rasmussen poll and you know all the reasons are have little to do our work full bore you with the perceptions of people on the other side.
Like of times there are times -- -- that if -- -- to -- to -- -- organizations.
But I gesture would believe them so they're right or Fox News -- commercially who -- him.
And you know what every pollster.
Is called sovereign is -- -- had some funny results and what would you take altogether if you look for common ground between the different polls.
You get -- pretty good sense of what's going on.
You know right now you can pick your favorite poll but no matter which one you pick you don't find president Obama's.
Job approval doing very well.
You can feel pretty good that regardless the specific numbers that the reality.
On a GOP side for a second then we have a new poll about two.
All those -- and counselor.
Well there -- were.
Are pouring on the move individual matchup between a Republican and President Obama.
We end up showing that all the top contenders are within single digits.
And the President Obama is in the low to mid forties He would be an underdog UK election were held today.
In terms of the GOP race overall.
We have not done a new national poll since Herman -- -- won that straw poll affordable all the evidence we have this is.
He is getting a serious circuit -- From GOP voters in could be the biggest challenger Mitt Romney at this point.
That's just being yeah.
I now.
I don't I don't believe that anybody is better than a 5050 shot I think -- -- Mitt Romney.
The thing if you look at -- and polling and He certainly is a serious contender for the nomination those.
To regardless of what new candidate is come in.
His numbers never go up never go down so -- got a good base of support but he's not expanding it in.
In that tells me that people are still searching for somebody who's the credible challenger.
Two ago.
The very -- like to.
They're they're rich or Ron Paul almost triple houses but suggests that it doesn't get I was a -- denomination.
No not at all Romney clearly has you know these the best shot of the contenders out there were still below 5050.
Ron Paul is seen is not qualified to be president -- most Republicans he's not gonna get nomination.
Newt Gingrich still -- by many for his role -- 1994.
Elections.
But he's not gonna get Republican nomination Jon Huntsman can't get any traction because he's trying to get the same voters that Mitt Romney is -- Romney's got.
Looks like a mortician.
I'm -- yet them and John Paulson on place.
A little color if you look back six months you're read all these gold reviews throughout He was such a going to be such a great candidate but he's just not getting -- -- artists.
And the Rick Santorum is just.
Most of those are today's -- -- on -- -- you -- why he's sticking around at this point like yesterday as He will stay in through the first caucuses and then.
Move onto other pursuits or perhaps work with somebody existing candidate.
-- reached its yes that's -- try to -- we see somebody like.
You know Chris Christie think they might change their mind every -- little -- or its war -- Herman Cain does well.
There's excitement for him.
The problem is it all these guys.
While they can they can have their moment.
You have to do something with that and the Rick Perry came into this race as the and stumbled badly in three to be picked a fight with a Republican base and illegal immigration in -- suffering for the poll.
I'll now turn came and actually stand up several times in a row would -- scrutiny and his record.
He won't be treated -- gently he's been in the past because his poll numbers are moving up.
That is seventy -- are talking on the pollster.
Scott Rasmussen has five terms songs -- Obama build schools on else -- Jesus Christ superstar pinball one isn't room.
Just an incredible and -- and went on what else territorial -- them.
Well I liked everything about -- you know I hated school.
And schools out came out of the soft war high school.
See him perform many times his song I'm eighteen came out -- I mean -- you know what I'm 56 are still a concern that.
Don't wanna say.
Greg concerts ever -- all my life.
Those having been in the sixties.
Frank Zappa cap can be -- And Alice Cooper Los Angeles and I wouldn't -- on -- Brazil.
Person -- so much -- -- -- number of elements about it period will be children little podium alternative.
Benefitted most from governor Crist is -- -- You know.
Probably Mitt Romney.
Because.
There are a lot of people -- some money who were saying they were insurer -- rule on the back on these.
Digging in their support.
He would have threatened Rick -- little bit more -- Perry's struggling -- his -- right now.
And so you -- in particular -- Romney's.
You know record level of support if our Christie had gotten in he's also from the northeast.
You know the reality is all these things.
How Chris Christie we've done.
And I -- you know I was skeptical we'll be you might governor I was skeptical from the beginning that you -- in the race for the you know enough that was just the high for the week as people pushing up.
Your -- things like -- Things -- of them politics pop culture things or are we poll.
Some pop culture things lots of business saying you know right now with baseball full story and we did.
Poles seem fans they can win the World Series this year and is they think facilities here are ya gotta work from the I yankees -- distant second and most people tend to -- -- and the New York Yankees get that either.
But but that's where the numbers are.
And we have polls at different times and what people do in terms normal personal plans have been indication activity.
It's just -- -- the -- the American people's thoughts are a variety of topics on the business front they're pretty depressed we all know that and every new poll comes out.
In confirms it.
You know -- -- -- interest translucent Amanda Knox has on follow auditors.
My don't some of the detailed -- -- -- But what's that because it seems just watching casually watching.
This thing on false sense.
-- Ruling.
So something's not right terrorism cultural news.
Yeah you know we.
We did a lot of pull out -- -- we did Paramount polling the Casey Anthony trial a few months back.
And we always try to be careful on those things -- -- number one and we can't.
Mean we we know little people are following a lot of these films so I don't wanna put too much in their read too much into them.
But we do try and he's here.
Perceptions.
Of what's going on I'm sure we look -- -- -- and are so in that situation in the coming days.
In advance of well number.
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