[Lazamataz]

I cannot take Rasmussen seriously until he debugs the problem with his polling. These swings are too large.

[NE Cons]

I cannot take Rasmussen seriously until he debugs the problem with his polling. These swings are too large.

I hear you, but historically, he's been extremely accurate... That is, if you discount his "portraitofamerica" site, where he had Bush beating Gore by 8, and look how that turned out.

I just don't get it

[NE Cons]

I cannot take Rasmussen seriously until he debugs the problem with his polling. These swings are too large.

I hear you, but historically, he's been extremely accurate... That is, if you discount his "portraitofamerica" site, where he had Bush beating Gore by 8, and look how that turned out.

I just don't get it

[Pollster1]

I cannot take Rasmussen seriously until he debugs the problem with his polling. These swings are too large.

The swings are entirely reasonable given the questions he is trying to answer. He polls daily with essentially the same question so that we can track support for Obama throughout his term in our White House, support for Romney from the time he became the presumptive nominee until the election, etc. Given daily polling costs, Scott Rasmussen has to keep the sample size at a level that has these fluctuations. [Note: I have never worked directly for Rasmussen, but I hold him in high regard as an honest professional - he doesn't mess with his methodology to change what he's measuring and get the "desired" result. His poll numbers speak for themselves, and the changes in those numbers tell an honest story.]