Latest Swing State Polls Reveal Wisconsin Tie [Oct. 26, Rasmussen Details]
Rasmussen Reports revealed on Friday that Wisconsin is split in half between supporting President Barack or Mitt Romney.
The latest telephone survey of Likely Wisconsin Voters conducted by the firm showed that the democrat and the Republican are tied each with 49 percent of votes from the state, which offers a total of 10 Electoral College votes. One percent supported a third-party candidate and 2 percent were undecided. Only a week ago, Obama had a slight lead in the state, 50 percent to 48 percent.
The survey had a margin of sampling error +/- 4.5 percentage points.
Some of the questions asked in the respective survey are as follows:
If the 2012 presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mitt Romney or Democrat Barack Obama?
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?
Whom do you trust more to handle the economy...Mitt Romney or Barack Obama?
Who do you trust more to handle national security issues...Mitt Romney or Barack Obama?
To see a complete list of all the questions asked in the Wisconsin survey, click here. Rasmussen noted that the survey was split to rotate the order of the candidates mentioned, meaning that half of the survey takers heard the Republican first while the other half heard the democrat mentioned first.
The report also noted that Obama won Wisconsin 56 percent to 42 percent in the 2008 election.
Wisconsin might be the key state that is the deciding factor in the presidential election.
"In Election 2000, Florida was the decisive state in the Electoral College. In 2004, Ohio was the ultimate battleground that put George W. Bush over the top. This year, it might come down to Wisconsin,"commentator Scott Rasmussen said. "That's a state President Obama won by 14 points four years ago."
Election Day 2012 is Nov. 6.
In other swing-state news, Rasmussen also revealed on Friday that Romney had a 2 percent lead in the state of Florida, which has a total of 29 Electoral College votes - more than any other swing-state.
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