VA-Rasmussen: Romney 45%, Obama 44%

[Tender Branson]

The latest telephone survey of Likely Voters in the Old Dominion finds Romney earning 45% support, while Obama picks up 44% of the vote.  Six percent (6%) prefer some other candidate, and five percent (5%) are undecided.

The survey of 500 Likely Voters in Virginia was conducted on April 23, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/virginia/election_2012_virginia_president

[Landslide Lyndon]

Safe Obama.

[Tender Branson]

According to Rasmussenworld, this means VA is now 4% more DEM than the US as a whole because Romney leads by 5 in todays tracking poll.

[Rowan]

According to Rasmussenworld, this means VA is now 4% more DEM than the US as a whole because Romney leads by 5 in todays tracking poll.

The poll was taken Monday though.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Database entry: https://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/PRESIDENT/2012/polls.php?action=indpoll&id=5120120423016

[pbrower2a]

"Likely voter", which can easily be explained as "2010 voters only". 

[Rowan]

"Likely voter", which can easily be explained as "2010 voters only". 

Or as "people who say they are likely to vote in 2012".

[MaxQue]

"Likely voter", which can easily be explained as "2010 voters only". 

Or as "people who say they are likely to vote in 2012".

Perhaps, but it seems more logical than Rasmussen is using the pbrower definition.