From Cliff Thies:

Last time we commented on the U.S. national polls, it was Gallup showing Generic Republican ahead of President Obama by 8 points. We now have a similar showing in the Rasmussen Poll. Generic Republican ahead by 6 points, 47 to 41.

President Obama now earns his lowest level of support yet against a generic Republican candidate in a hypothetical 2012 election matchup.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that a generic Republican earns support from 47% of Likely Voters, while the president picks up 41% of the vote. Four percent (4%) favor some other candidate, and eight percent (8%) are undecided.