Rasmussen's (dishonest) game
Auntie J "GOD IS LOVE"-1John 4:15
2010/05/19 18:50:12
Rasmussen's (dishonest) game
by kos
Wed May 19, 2010 at 09:12:03 AM PDT
Rasmussen has been this cycle's most prolific pollster, by far. As of February:
Yes, Rasmussen Reports has fielded far more polls so far this cycle, both in absolute terms (45 vs. 13) and as a percentage of the total (28% vs 18%).
Rasmussen's volume hasn't decreased since then. If you want to see how spammy they are, check out this link.
Yesterday the nation had several hot races, including the House special election in PA-12, primaries in both parties in Kentucky and Arkansas, and the Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania.
And somehow, Rasmussen was nowhere to be found. Yet this past week, Rasmussen found time to poll Colorado, California, and those burning Idaho senate and governor races. He even polled the general election in Arkansas, ignoring the imminent primaries -- the better to show Arkansas Republican primary voters who their strongest candidate was.
You see, the thing about Rasmussen is that he cares only about setting the narrative that Democrats are doomed. And it's hard to build those narratives if you screw up polling actual elections.
by kos
Wed May 19, 2010 at 09:12:03 AM PDT
Rasmussen has been this cycle's most prolific pollster, by far. As of February:
Yes, Rasmussen Reports has fielded far more polls so far this cycle, both in absolute terms (45 vs. 13) and as a percentage of the total (28% vs 18%).
Rasmussen's volume hasn't decreased since then. If you want to see how spammy they are, check out this link.
Yesterday the nation had several hot races, including the House special election in PA-12, primaries in both parties in Kentucky and Arkansas, and the Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania.
And somehow, Rasmussen was nowhere to be found. Yet this past week, Rasmussen found time to poll Colorado, California, and those burning Idaho senate and governor races. He even polled the general election in Arkansas, ignoring the imminent primaries -- the better to show Arkansas Republican primary voters who their strongest candidate was.
You see, the thing about Rasmussen is that he cares only about setting the narrative that Democrats are doomed. And it's hard to build those narratives if you screw up polling actual elections.
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ὤTṻnde΄ӂ 2010/05/19 20:12:41
+2Not surprising for a man who once wrote for World Nut Daily and is a political consultant of the repuglican party. I don't even look at his polls anymore. They are skewed too far right.
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- ὤTṻnde΄ӂ 2010/05/19 20:12:41
+2Not surprising for a man who once wrote for World Nut Daily and is a political consultant of the repuglican party. I don't even look at his polls anymore. They are skewed too far right.reply - MOM - LOL@Silly.St.Sarah.of... 2010/05/19 19:04:41+2Very interesting, now that you have pointed it out, it is clear as day! LOLreply
