Cuyo
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I will again state my disdain for polls, and how they can be manipulated.
Polls can change based on which answer is positive or negative
Polls can change on how the question is asked (live, phone, email)
Polls can change based on if the person asking asks for your name, or does it anonymous
Polls can change based on the wording of a question
Polls can change based on location/time of day/day of week
Polls can change based on questions asked before the main question
Finally all this can be changed based on sampling manipulation and data analysis.
The only poll that matters is in november.
I'm not big on posting or commenting on poll results either for a lot of the same reasons. But for God's sake, don't refute a legitimate poll with Rasmussen. That's a little pet peeve of mine and I can't just let it slide anymore.
Is your issue with Rasmussen with thier methodology or with your pereception of a right wing bias? To me both are not important, because polling to me is suspect in general.
There are probably some other polls with a bias in the opposite direction, but I have a feeling you wouldnt notice that, as it may agree with your politics.
It's right wing biased. My perception is unnecessary.
RealClearPolitics - Election Other - President Obama Job Approval
When you have 5 other polls with a combined average of +5.6, then a lone holdout - Not at +1 or -2, but at -11, that should be suspicious.
Yes, as elections draw nigh (and the verdict is about to be rendered) Rasmussen has a tendency to drift closer to the other polls. But if you peruse all the polling on RCP you'll find they consistently have a Republican slanted result up until that point.
Of course Republicans, when confronted with this, quickly cast the accusation that ALL THE OTHER POLLS are slanted, and Rasmussen is the only legitimate one... Somewhat a la Fox News v All other outlets.
It's pretty childish, actually.
As I stated I'm not a fan of polls in general. But if we're going to discuss them, don't refute a legitimate one with a clearly slanted one.