Mitt Romney continues to lead Barack Obama in the latest Rasmussen poll.
Rasmussen reported:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Mitt Romney attracting support from 47% of voters nationwide, while President Obama earns 45% of the vote. Four percent (4% ) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4% ) are undecided. See daily tracking history.
Eighty-five percent (85% ) of conservatives support Romney, and 91% of liberals plan to vote for Obama. As they have throughout the campaign, voters under 40 tend to prefer the president, while their elders favor Romney.
When “leaners” are included, the race is tied with both Obama and Romney at 48% . Leaners are those who are initially uncommitted to the two leading candidates but lean towards one of them when asked a follow-up question.
Voters are fairly evenly divided as to which candidate they trust more to handle events in the Middle East: 48% say Obama, 45% Romney. Unaffiliated voters have a slight preference for Romney. By an overwhelming 72% to 15% margin, voters believe it is more important to guarantee freedom of speech rather than making sure nothing is done to offend other nations and cultures. Half (51% ) think it’s likely the government of Libya was involved in the murder of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and other Americans.
