I find Rassmussens D+5 sample very hard to stomach.
I think the poor guy is being blackmailed, or has been bought by a nice high dollar contract with the democratic communists in Chicago.
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I also think he is trying to sell his monthly service. If one candidate runs away with it, no one would want to sign up. I think all these guys play with the poll numbers until it’s close enough to effect their credibility.
” I think all these guys play with the poll numbers until it’s close enough to effect their credibility.”
They get away with doing that because people just pay attention to the numbers, not the internals. And most wouldn’t understand the difference between polling registered voters vs. likely voters.
I saw an interview with Ras on FOX a month or so ago where he stated he would be using mostly registered voters until right before the election, then would use likely voter samples.
This statement was ignored by the interviewer and not followed up on for whatever reason.
Orrrrrrrrr.... Romney’s losing ground. But your idea is more fun.