Rasmussen's daily tracker has gone wacky. In contrast to several other recent polls, Rasmussen has somehow been finding a whole lot of Republicans out there. Or, possibly, Rasmussen is trying to say that many Republicans have switched from voting for Obama to voting for one of the Republican candidates. Or, more likely, Rasmussen is just making it up as he goes along.
Make a note of this tracker result, because it shows just what a joke Rasmussen is. Four days ago, Obama was leading Santorum by 7 and Romney by 10. Now, for some mysterious reason, Romney leads by 2 and Ron Paul also leads by 2 in match-ups with Obama.
For the first time since late December 2011, Mitt Romney leads the president in a hypothetical 2012 matchup. Romney earns 45% of the vote, while the president 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.
If former Senator Rick Santorum is the Republican nominee, the president leads by two, 45% to 43%. With former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as his opponent, the president enjoys a 10-point lead, 49% to 39%.
Let's see how long this phenomenon lasts. Scotty is going to end up looking pretty silly trying to walk his way back from this. National polls simply don't swing 12 points over the course of four days - at least not the kind of polls that anyone takes seriously.
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