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Gary Johnson gets 24% in new nationwide poll
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| Last Edited | CincinnatiReds1990 Aug 16, 2012 11:49am |
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| News Date | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In a nationwide poll of 1,000 likely voters, 24% of respondents said they would vote for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson.
Likely voters were asked, “Suppose in this year’s Presidential Election you had a choice of Libertarian Gary Johnson or Democrat Barack Obama. If the election were held today would you vote for Libertarian Gary Johnson or Democrat Barack Obama?”
24% Johnson
45% Obama
27% Some other candidate
3% Not sure
This national telephone survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted by Pulse Opinion Research on August 8, 2012. Pulse Opinion Research, LLC is an independent public opinion research firm using automated polling methodology and procedures licensed from Rasmussen Reports, LLC. The poll was conducted on behalf of Libertarian Action Super PAC.
Pulse Opinion Research has handled public opinion polls for organizations such as Rasmussen Reports and The Hill newspaper.
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has said that its threshold for getting into their debates is 15%. According to this poll, Libertarian Gary Johnson easily passes that test.
Some observers believe that two-candidate polls can produce biased results if there are more than two candidates running. However, the Commission on Presidential Debates apparently uses two-candidate polls when deciding whom to allow in its televised debates. (Those polls only include the Democratic and Republican candidates.)
The LASPAC poll follows the pattern of two-candidate polls conducted by other polling organizations. For example, Gallup conducted this two-candidate (Democratic & Republican only) presidential poll recently:
Pew Research Center conducted this two-candidate poll (see Question 10):
Conclusions:
* The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) can’t have it both ways. If two-candidate polls are acceptable, then this poll should count toward the inclusion of Gary Johnson. If two-candidate polls are not acceptable, then CPD must not c |
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