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Rasmussen subscribers, what's going on? (Is Ras punting on this one?)
Rasmussen Reports ^ | 1/18/2010 | Scott Rasmussen

Posted on 01/18/2010 3:32:47 PM PST by GOP_Resurrected

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Ras was polling this race when not a single other pollster was, and I can't recall a single instance over the years when he didn't issue a final poll.

He's been so historically accurate, his reticence and CYA talk on Hannity scares me a bit. Anyone know something I don't?

1 posted on 01/18/2010 3:32:47 PM PST by GOP_Resurrected
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To: GOP_Resurrected

It’s Massachusetts and the commie ‘RATS are desperate. Anything can happen. The ‘RATS run the state. I think Rasmussen knows that and also knows that what the voters do at the polls won’t have much of a bearing on who wins this one.


2 posted on 01/18/2010 3:36:28 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Dude! Where's my Constitution?)
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To: GOP_Resurrected

Oddly, Zogby, who did NO poll, supposedly picked the dem ( I haven’t seen Hannity yet). What was his factual support for this conclusion, if any? No other final polls backs him up. Are we THAT cynical that the election will be fixed?


3 posted on 01/18/2010 3:36:50 PM PST by uscabjd
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To: GOP_Resurrected

he doesn’t want to be blamed for a Brown win.


4 posted on 01/18/2010 3:37:57 PM PST by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: GOP_Resurrected

Anyone who thinks this race is a done deal (i.e. a victory for Brown) hasn’t been paying attention to MA politics over the past 50 years. At a time when Obama is personally popular in MA, and his negatives are going down nationwide, I think Brown should keep his concession speech handy. MA might just be a reach too far.


5 posted on 01/18/2010 3:38:21 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always)
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To: GOP_Resurrected; Kathy in Alaska; All

Pray.


6 posted on 01/18/2010 3:38:23 PM PST by fanfan (Why did they bury Barry's past?)
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To: uscabjd

Zogby IS A DEMOCRAT. Thats his reasoning.


7 posted on 01/18/2010 3:39:05 PM PST by tennmountainman
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To: uscabjd

One of the two threw in the CYA that there was no “historical voting model” due to this being an off-cycle election.


8 posted on 01/18/2010 3:39:36 PM PST by Magic Fingers
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To: GOP_Resurrected

Your guess is as good as mine. Rasmussen published the following, today:

“nobody really knows who will win because it all comes down to turnout. Clearly, Brown has the more enthusiastic support and has run a better campaign. If turnout remains low, he is likely to win. That’s why the president went to Boston. If his appearance boosts turnout among Democrats, the Democrat will win.

That’s a long way around saying that we’re right back where we were a week ago - at the time of the last Rasmussen Reports poll. Brown is leading slightly among those certain to vote, and Coakley will do better if more Democrats show up. “

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_scott_rasmussen/what_will_happen_in_massachusetts_on_tuesday

Cheers


9 posted on 01/18/2010 3:40:28 PM PST by DoctorBulldog
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To: Zhang Fei

i am also a little nervous that Repubs are counting chickens before they are hatched.....hopefully the polls are right and Brown will win, but the pressure is on and people still have to vote. anything can happen in a machine state - votes show up out of nowhere, etc. i’m holding my breath.


10 posted on 01/18/2010 3:41:51 PM PST by avital2
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To: GOP_Resurrected

P.S. - Pray for bad weather. Bad weather typically favors the Republicans when the base is energized.

Cheers


11 posted on 01/18/2010 3:43:22 PM PST by DoctorBulldog
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To: GOP_Resurrected
I'm guessing that he accurately predicted the feelings of the people who will vote.

However, I think he's afraid that when the "extra" votes are counted and the win goes to Coakley, people will question why the polls were so wrong, not that huge Democrat voter fraud took place.

Rasmussen doesn't want to be a part of that story.

-PJ

12 posted on 01/18/2010 3:43:44 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ("Comprehensive" reform bills only end up as incomprehensible messes.)
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To: avital2

I’m not as confident as most and listening to Rush neither is he. I really hope I’m wrong


13 posted on 01/18/2010 3:44:04 PM PST by wiseprince
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To: tennmountainman

I can only guess is that the headline was hacked.

I posted the headline exactly as it was.
It apparently has changed, for whatever reason.


14 posted on 01/18/2010 3:45:11 PM PST by tennmountainman
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To: GOP_Resurrected

Isn’t Rasmussen a Demoncrat?


15 posted on 01/18/2010 3:45:35 PM PST by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: All

Sorry for the redundant quote and link. My coffee buzz wore out about an hour ago.

Cheers


16 posted on 01/18/2010 3:47:56 PM PST by DoctorBulldog
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To: GOP_Resurrected

You can’t poll fraud.. and in MA it is a rampant quotient.


17 posted on 01/18/2010 3:49:18 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: GOP_Resurrected

He sees it a tossup and that the dems have the better GOTV in MA but still picked Brown. If Brown has a big win he can always say he didn’t see that coming to keep his credibility.

Pray for Scott


18 posted on 01/18/2010 3:51:40 PM PST by bray (What ya in for Son? No Health Insurance. Me too.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Yes, to quote tard Uncle Joe Stalin - “It’s not who votes, but who counts the votes.”

But ALL Brown voters need to show up tomorrow. If they’re going to steal it, make them REALLY have to work for it.


19 posted on 01/18/2010 3:52:50 PM PST by Let's Roll (Stop paying ACORN to destroy America! Cut off their government funding!)
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To: tennmountainman
Zogby IS A DEMOCRAT. Thats his reasoning.

Go to Zogby's site and see just how fair his headlines are. Zogby has always been very fair.

20 posted on 01/18/2010 3:55:30 PM PST by Engineer_Soldier (Stop amnesty before it starts! Seal the border and make Joe Arpaio our Attorney General!)
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