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Approaching the first presidential debate, voters offer tepid ratings of the 2012 field. Just over half (54%) say they are either very or fairly satisfied with the presidential choices this year, while 40% say they are not too or not at all satisfied. The percentage expressing satisfaction with the candidates is now lower than it has been in any election since 1992.<\/p>\n\n

In September 2008, far more voters (72%) said they were satisfied with the presidential choices that year. More voters also were satisfied with the candidates in the 2004 (66%), 2000 (64%) and 1996 (61%) campaigns.<\/p>\n\n

The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Washington Post, conducted September 20-23, 2012 among 1,005 adults, including 838 registered voters, finds that satisfaction ratings of the candidates are unchanged from June when 56% said they were satisfied with the choices. In 2008, satisfaction with the presidential candidates rose from 60% in June to 72% in September.<\/p>\n\n

Democratic voters continue to express more positive ratings of the candidates than Republicans. Overall, 66% of Democrats say they are <\/p>\n\n

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either very or fairly satisfied with the presidential field this year, compared with 57% of Republicans and fewer than half (45%) of independents.<\/p>\n\n

In 2008, all three groups were more positive about the choices, and Republicans (74%) were about as likely as Democrats (78%) to say they were satisfied. In 2004 and 2000, Republicans were somewhat more satisfied with the presidential choices than Democrats; in 1996 and 1992, Democrats held more positive views than Republicans.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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