A new poll shows 24% of Americans share Obama's political view which is a clear majority.
http://www.rasmussenreports.co...ma_s_political_views
A new poll shows 24% of Americans share Obama's political view which is a clear majority.
http://www.rasmussenreports.co...ma_s_political_views
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A vast majority of people used to believe the world was flat. We all saw how that worked out.
A vast majority of people used to believe the world was flat. We all saw how that worked out.
And your point is?
Oh good Lord,
Has someone not had Ronnie P. committed yet?????????????
Ronnie, I told you before, Rassmusin is a right wing poll. Here's a poll from unbiased Gallup:
I'm sorry, I trust Rassmusin.
It's always more accurate.
50% I don't think so.
Skippy
I'm sorry, I trust Rassmusin.
It's always more accurate.
50% I don't think so.
Skippy
Skippy, I posted a link to wiki about this some time ago. Rassmusin only polls what they term "likely voters", while Gallup polls "adults". Rassmusin is run by a former Bush consultant and leans HEAVILY right, while Gallup leans in neither direction. Here is some of what Wiki has to say:
TIME has described Rasmussen Reports as a "conservative-leaning polling group".[29] According to Charles Franklin, a University of Wisconsin political scientist who co-developed Pollster.com,[30] “He [Rasmussen] polls less favorably for Democrats, and that’s why he’s become a lightning rod." Franklin also said: "It’s clear that his results are typically more Republican than the other person’s results.”[31]
The Center For Public Integrity has claimed that Scott Rasmussen was a paid consultant for the 2004 George W. Bush campaign.[32] The Washington Post reported "... the Bush reelection campaign used a feature on his site that allowed customers to program their own polls. Rasmussen asserted that he never wrote any of the questions or assisted Republicans in any way..." The do-it-yourself polling service is used by Democrats as well as Republicans today through a company that licenses Rasmussen’s methodology.
Rasmussen has received criticism over the wording in its polls.[33][34] Asking a polling question with different wording can affect the results of the poll;[35] the commentators in question allege that the questions Rasmussen ask in polls are skewed in order to favor a specific response. For instance, when Rasmussen polled whether Republican voters thought Rush Limbaugh was the leader of their party, the specific question they asked was: "Agree or Disagree: 'Rush Limbaugh is the leader of the Republican Party -- he says jump and they say how high.'"[34]
Rasmussen was on the money in predicting the Obama win. The Rasmussen poll asked who agreed with Obama's political views, not approval/disapproval of his actions, as did Gallup. You're comparing avocados with kumquats.
No, I'm saying that any poll from Rassmusin is suspect. As far as predicting Obama's win, anyone couldn have done that.
Here is Rassmusin's "daily approval chart":
http://www.rasmussenreports.co...ential_tracking_poll
And here is Gallup's:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/113...ma-job-approval.aspx
I would trust the one conducted by someone who was never a paid advisor to any Republican OR Democrat.
I would trust the one who asks all adults vs. what they deem "likely votors.
I would trust the one who asks straightforward questions, rather than leading questions.