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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?

Date Todd Akin Claire McCaskill Some Other Candidate Not Sure August 22, 2012 38% 48% 9% 5% July 30, 2012 47% 44% 4% 5% June 7, 2012 50% 42% 2% 7% April 17, 2012 48% 43% 2% 7% March 14-15, 2012 50% 43% 4% 4%

2* I’m going to read you a short list of people in the news. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.

Very Favorable Somewhat Favorable Somewhat Unfavorable Very Unfavorable Not Sure Claire McCaskill 19% 29% 12% 36% 4% Todd Akin 11% 24% 16% 47% 2%

3* How closely have you followed news stories concerning Todd Akin’s comments about rape?

64% Very closely

29% Somewhat closely

5% Not very closely

1% Not at all

1% Not sure

4* Should Akin withdraw from the campaign and have the Republicans select another candidate to run against Senator Claire McCaskill?

41% Yes

42% No

17% Not sure

5* Generally speaking, How would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

1% Excellent

9% Good

38% Fair

51% Poor

1% Not sure

6* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

29% Better

45% Worse

21% About the same

5% Not sure



7* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Medicare?

21% Very favorable

39% Somewhat favorable

25% Somewhat unfavorable

10% Very unfavorable

5% Not sure

8* When it comes to the future of Medicare, which scares you more…President Obama’s health care law or Paul Ryan’s proposal?

47% President Obama’s health care law

43% Paul’s Ryan’s proposal

10% Not sure

9* How would you rate the job Jay Nixon has been doing as governor…do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

19% Strongly approve

42% Somewhat approve

25% Somewhat disapprove

9% Strongly disapprove

6% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence