New Ras out today shows O 46, R 45. Anyone know if Ras still uses the 2008 polling model?
Not sure. I think Rasmussen weighs by party affliation, but I read that pollsters identify Democrats/Republicans/Independents differently. So a 40D-30R-30I breakdown according to Rasmussen does not mean the same people to other pollsters.
So, not all pollsters take (say) your claim that you’re an independent on face value. The internals I’ve seen of Ras has shown Romney slightly trailing among indies, while other polls show independent advantage up by a ridiculous 15-points with Romney. That is one big danger in “unskewing” polls by party affliation.