Past the midway point of August, here are the most current 2012 presidential election poll numbers.

Rasmussen polling (which is notoriously biased) conducted a one day poll on 15 August 2011 –on who would be the Republican/Tea Party (GOTP) nominee if it all ended today:

Perry 29, Romney 18, Bachmann 13, Paul 9, Cain 6, Gingrich 5 and in dead last it’s Huntsman and Santorum with 1 each …

Gee, ya got to wonder who Rasmussen wants as the GOTP presidential nominee, but never-the-less it is the only recent poll, and therefore accordingly, Reverend Ricky Perry has jumped ahead of Romney (aka Flopsy Mopsy) with Bachmann (aka Krazy)  slipping farther behind in spite of trying to be all things to all conservatives; Gingrich and Cain (aka the Pizza Man, who has never met a Muslim he hasn’t disliked) have switched places again while Huntsman and Santorum continue to be bottom dwelling political mud suckers.

In Iowa – according to Rasmussen – Bachmann’s is hanging in there at 22; Mitt 21; Paul 16; Perry 12; Gingrich 5 and Cain 4 …

In New Hampshire – Magellan Strategies (R): Flopsy 36; Rev Ricky 18; Paul 14; Krazy 10; Cain 3, Huntsman 3 and Gingrich 2…

If the election was held today, according to CNN/Opinion Research:

President Obama 49/Romney 48

President Obama 51/Perry 46

President Obama 51/Bachmann 45

President Obama 55/ Palin 41

These four weren’t even mentioned in the last poll:

President Obama /Cain

President Obama /Gingrich

President Obama /Paul

President Obama /Huntsman

If the GOTP nomination circus – and the general election – had both ended this week Reverend Ricky would be the GOTP candidate, and he would still have lost to the President.