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2016 Postmortem

LAS14

(13,781 posts) Mon Oct 31, 2016, 12:49 PM Oct 2016

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My opinion of the Rasmussen poll is changing....

OOOPS! I got Rasmussen mixed up with LA/Times and IDB...

Still, nice to see this for a change.

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Illogically, since it's a tracking poll, and it's methods and pool haven't changed at all. But its results indicate that it's pool is wising up. And NOT getting swayed by stupid e-mail flap.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/white_house_watch_oct31

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My opinion of the Rasmussen poll is changing.... (Original Post) LAS14 Oct 2016 OP

don't be fooled Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #1

Rasmussen moves way too much to be taken seriously. Ace Rothstein Oct 2016 #2

Ras is setting you up for a big fall. NT aaaaaa5a Oct 2016 #3

yep that's my take as well Tom Rivers Oct 2016 #5

538 gives Rasmussen a C+ with a +2 GOP lean Blue Idaho Oct 2016 #4

Rasmussen has a known right wing bias. The only indicator it might provide is if support among still_one Oct 2016 #6

OOPS! i got Rasmussen mixed up with LA Times and IDB... LAS14 Oct 2016 #7

Loki Liesmith

(4,602 posts)

1. don't be fooled

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 12:56 PM

Oct 2016

It's a junk poll. Unless they have their thumb on the scale, it will be random noise until election day.

Ace Rothstein

(3,156 posts)

2. Rasmussen moves way too much to be taken seriously.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 12:57 PM

Oct 2016

A few weeks back it went from Clinton +6 to -3 in less than a week.

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)

3. Ras is setting you up for a big fall. NT

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 12:57 PM

Oct 2016

Tom Rivers

(459 posts)

5. yep that's my take as well

Reply to aaaaaa5a (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 01:02 PM

Oct 2016

don't be fooled by this poll all it does is try to shape a conservative narrative

Blue Idaho

(5,045 posts)

4. 538 gives Rasmussen a C+ with a +2 GOP lean

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 01:00 PM

Oct 2016

Not very reliable and not very objective.

still_one

(92,116 posts)

6. Rasmussen has a known right wing bias. The only indicator it might provide is if support among

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 01:03 PM

Oct 2016

republicans is shifting, it might indicate that

LAS14

(13,781 posts)

7. OOPS! i got Rasmussen mixed up with LA Times and IDB...

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 01:05 PM

Oct 2016

Still, nice to see Rasmussen on Hillary's side for a change.

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