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RandySF

(58,855 posts)
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 10:29 PM Oct 2012

Just got polled by Rasmussen and I'm scratching my head.

The robopoll asked for demographic information. Then they asked right track/wrong track (I chose right track) and how closely I followed college football. That was it. After the football question, it hung up with no questions about the election. I wonder if they are cutting off people who have a more positive view of progress in the country. Surely they're not looking for a relationship between the direction of the country and college football.

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Just got polled by Rasmussen and I'm scratching my head. (Original Post) RandySF Oct 2012 OP
You washed out by not being an irrational Obama hater. Marmitist Oct 2012 #1
Holy cow. mzmolly Oct 2012 #2
Sounds like the poll is biased toward Romney. This does not surprise me, I saw Rasmussen bluestate10 Oct 2012 #3
What was your answer.... msrizzo Oct 2012 #4
K&R Answers a lot of questions... ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #5
Scotty rASSmussen is clearly running a sham operation Cali_Democrat Oct 2012 #6
 

Marmitist

(64 posts)
1. You washed out by not being an irrational Obama hater.
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 10:33 PM
Oct 2012

Simple as that. Anyone with a modicum of logical reasoning ability knows that the country in on the right track in comparison to when Bush left office. Ergo, anyone with a modicum of logical reasoning ability must be excluded from the rigged polling that Rasmussen puts forth.

mzmolly

(50,993 posts)
2. Holy cow.
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 10:45 PM
Oct 2012

You should report this to media outlets. I bet they drop a percentage of "right track" respondents?

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)
3. Sounds like the poll is biased toward Romney. This does not surprise me, I saw Rasmussen
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 10:53 PM
Oct 2012

bias during the Governor's race in Massachusetts in 2010. Rasmussen did everything to make the republican competitive and had the race within the margin of error the day before the election. The democrat incumbent won by 6%.

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