Ron Paul Campaign Press Release - In Case You Missed It: Ron Paul Leads Rivals with Independent Voters v Obama

LAKE JACKSON, Texas - 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul bests his GOP competitors among independent voters in a hypothetical matchup against incumbent President Barack Obama.

This detail within a CBS News poll, just released today, is trickling through the mainstream media as Paul is credited with attracting this key voting population.

CBS Poll: Independents Prefer Ron Paul Vs Obama

Kenneth Rapoza, Contributor

In a head to head match up with incumbent President Barack Obama, the indie voter chooses Ron Paul, a CBS News poll suggested on Monday.

A total of 47% of independent voters said they would choose Ron Paul compared to 45% of independent voters choosing Mitt Romney against Obama, and 41% of independents saying they would choose Rick Santorum. If a Paul-Obama showdown were ever to take place, 47% of independent voters would vote for Paul, 81% republicans and 10% Democrats for a total of 45% of the vote. Obama would get just 40% of the independent vote in that contest, with 85% of the Democrats choosing Obama and 9% of Republicans choosing the President on election day in November. Obama would win the general election by a narrow one point margin if the election was held today between the two.

However, Ron Paul is not the favorite among conservatives polled. Romney is the leader there, getting 90% of the conservative vote, followed by Texas governor Rick Perry at 85%. Ron Paul comes in tied with Newt Gingrich at No. 4 with 81% of conservatives voting for that particular candidate.

Romney is the only GOP candidate seen beating Obama in November by a two point margin, according to the poll. Paul is in second.

To view the original blog post at Forbes.com, please click here. For the CBS News story on their poll, please click here. For the full CBS News poll including exact questions and tables, please click here.