Rasmussen released a poll today of five hundred likely Missouri voters interviewed on August 22nd. The margin of error is 4.5%.
Missouri Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 22, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports*Please note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidates, so while half will hear the Republican first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.
1* If the 2012 election for U.S. Senate were held today, would you vote for Republican Todd Akin or Democrat Claire McCaskill?
Todd Akin – 38%
Claire McCaskill – 48%
Some Other Candidate – 9%
Not Sure – 5%[….]
4* Should Akin withdraw from the campaign and have the Republicans select another candidate to run against Senator Claire McCaskill?
Yes – 41%
No – 42%
Not sure – 17%[….]
7* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Medicare?
Very favorable – 21%
Somewhat favorable – 39%
Somewhat unfavorable – 25%
Very unfavorable – 10%
Not sure – 5%[….]
The first and fourth questions might explain this.
Then again, this is a is Rasmussen poll. That can be no comfort to republicans.
If there is any conversation between Rasmussen and the “liberal elites” of the Republican Party, this could actually be comfort to them. It is one more argument they will make for why Akin must step down.
I posted this video on another thread. I think it is a dramatic version of what Akin’s house has been line this week. Marsha, of course, is a producer at Fox News.
I know there is also a dramatic version of Akin’s ride on an elevator when that TV interview was played. I can’t seem to find it.