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Gingrich Says It's a 'Purge,' Malkin Says 'Stone the Left Wing Saboteurs!'

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iceweasel10/27/2009 3:48:55 pm PDT

re: #466 RogueOne

Just to put an end to the “rasmussen sucks” meme,

[Link: www.fordham.edu…]

[Link: www.rasmussenreports.com…]

They were the closest poll in both the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections. You don’t have to like their methodology but you cannot deny results.

Rasmussen does suck. Their polling skewed consistently in favour of the GOP throughout the electoral season, only pulling back and dropping into line towards the end, precisely so that in the final analysis they would get it right. There is a reason why they are the go-to pollster for the GOP and GOP outlets.
It’s not that Scott Rasmussen doesn’t know how to conduct a poll properly; it’s that he deliberately chooses not to.