{"id":8097,"date":"2011-09-28T19:02:55","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T23:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/watchwomanonthewall\/?p=8097"},"modified":"2011-09-28T19:02:55","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T23:02:55","slug":"2012-presidential-matchups-obama-39-cain-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/watchwomanonthewall\/2011\/09\/2012-presidential-matchups-obama-39-cain-34.html","title":{"rendered":"2012 Presidential Matchups – Obama 39% Cain 34%"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Herman Cain did well in last week\u2019s GOP debate and won a decisive straw poll victory in Florida, but his numbers in a general election match-up against President Obama are little changed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters finds that Obama earns 39% support while Cain attracts 34%. In that match-up, 14% prefer some other candidate, and 14% are undecided. (To see survey question wording,\u00a0click here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

A\u00a0month ago<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0the president led Cain by seven percentage points. In\u00a0March<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Obama held an 18 point advantage over the businessman and talk show host.<\/p>\n

Data released earlier today shows that\u00a0voters nationwide are evenly divided as to whether or not Cain is qualified to be president<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 30% say yes, 33% no, and 37% are not sure. Republicans, by a 49% to 17% margin believe he is qualified while most Democrats disagree. Among Republicans, Cain\u2019s numbers on this question are similar to Rick Perry\u2019s but not as strong as Mitt Romney\u2019s.<\/p>\n

In a match-up against President Obama, just 61% of Republicans are ready to vote for Cain. Eighteen percent (18%) would prefer a third option and 11% are not sure. Among unaffiliated voters, 33% prefer Cain, 31% Obama, and 36% aren\u2019t ready to commit to either candidate.<\/p>\n

Rasmussen Reports regularly updates data on potential Election 2012 match-ups. Beginning Saturday, October 1, these articles will be available to subscribers only. Subscriptions are available for $3.95 a month or $34.95 annually. For those who sign up before Saturday, a\u00a0pre-launch discount of 58% is available<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>To view the most recent match-up results between President Obama and Republican hopefuls, see the table below.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Obama<\/td>\n39%<\/td>\nCain<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\nSep 26-27, 2011<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obama<\/td>\n44%<\/td>\nPaul<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\nSep 24-25, 2011<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obama<\/td>\n44%<\/td>\nPerry<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\nSep 22-23, 2011<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obama<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\nBachmann<\/td>\n32%<\/td>\nSep 20-21, 2011<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obama<\/td>\n44%<\/td>\nRomney<\/td>\n41%<\/td>\nSep 18-19, 2011<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obama<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\nHuntsman<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\nSep 16-17, 2011<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obama<\/td>\n47%<\/td>\nPalin<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\nAug 31-Sep 1, 2011<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obama<\/td>\n45%<\/td>\nSantorum<\/td>\n31%<\/td>\nJuly 10-11, 2011<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obama<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\nGingrich<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\nJune 24-25, 2011<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

A\u00a0Generic Republican<\/a>\u00a0consistently leads the president by single digits in weekly polling. Rasmussen Reports updates that number every Tuesday at 3 pm Eastern. Additionally, numbers for the\u00a0Generic Congressional Ballot<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0are updated every Monday at 3 pm Eastern and the number who believe the country is heading in the\u00a0right direction<\/a>\u00a0gets updated Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s\u00a0Job Approval<\/a>\u00a0ratings are updated daily. Generally speaking, the president\u2019s Job Approval on Election Day is a good estimate of his vote total. However, it must be noted that the president\u2019s Job Approval ratings may shift significantly between now and Election 2012.<\/p>\n

Texas Governor Rick Perry led\u00a0race for the 2012 GOP nomination<\/a>\u00a0in the most recent Rasmussen Reports poll. That poll, however, was conducted before Cain\u2019s straw poll victory.<\/p>\n

(Want a\u00a0free daily e-mail update<\/a>? If it’s in the news, it’s in our polls). \u00a0Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on September 26-27, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +\/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by\u00a0Pulse Opinion Research, LLC<\/a>. See\u00a0methodology.<\/a><\/p>\n

Voters who are uncommitted to the major party candidates tend to\u00a0among disapprove of the way the president is doing his job.<\/a>\u00a0More than 80% of likely Republican Primary voters say it is likely Perry or Romney will\u00a0beat the president in the general election<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Romney is the runaway leader in the race for the 2012 Republican nomination in\u00a0New Hampshire<\/a>, home of next year\u2019s first presidential primary.<\/p>\n

Additional information<\/a>\u00a0from this survey and a\u00a0full demographic breakdown<\/a>\u00a0are available to\u00a0Platinum Members<\/a>\u00a0only.<\/p>\n

Please sign up for the Rasmussen Reports\u00a0daily e-mail update<\/a>\u00a0(it\u2019s free) or follow us on\u00a0Twitter\u00a0<\/a>or\u00a0Facebook<\/a>. Let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/elections\/election_2012\/election_2012_presidential_election\/2012_presidential_matchups<\/a><\/p>\n

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