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Is Rasmussen using D+3, or D+6?
Self | Oct 29, 2012 | Self

Posted on 10/28/2012 7:49:43 PM PDT by HannibalHamlinJr

Yesterday morning I believe, in a thread, at least twice it was posted that Rasmussen has moved from a D+3 to D+6 partisan model. I took it that the second post was from a Rasmussen paid subscriber. Do we have confirmation or denial of this? ... Wouldn't normally interrupt into main threads, but this is a pretty important factoid, question about veracity came up on another thread tonight. (I searched ... but without searching body of threads, can't locate it to see if it was confirmed later in the thread.)


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 2012polls; election; polls; rasmussen
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To: Political Junkie Too

Got it - so the D+6 was probably a reference from a state poll?

Assuming so, thanks PJ


21 posted on 10/28/2012 8:32:12 PM PDT by HannibalHamlinJr
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To: nhwingut

nhwingnut....

why does RAS weight like that then? If his own party ID split is different? Not challenging you, but you have provided some pretty insightful information. Thanks in advance....


22 posted on 10/28/2012 8:32:48 PM PDT by gswilder
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To: nhwingut

You’ve provided specific information, duplicated by “Political Junkie Too”, and yet some don’t seem to want to hear the answers.


23 posted on 10/28/2012 8:33:06 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: Utmost Certainty
Ras isn’t weighting the polls—the reality is that there are just more Ds.

Gallup doesn't ask their party affiliation.

24 posted on 10/28/2012 8:35:33 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month)
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To: HannibalHamlinJr

Thanks for posting. This needed to be flushed out.


25 posted on 10/28/2012 8:36:09 PM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: HannibalHamlinJr

Once it gets out on Twitter it’s hard to bring it back.

But I am positive that Rasmussen is using a D+3.


26 posted on 10/28/2012 8:36:33 PM PDT by nhwingut (If you are concerned, you are not paying attention (or you are a troll). It will be a landslide.)
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To: nhwingut; tatown

I’ve been under the impression that most of the legit pollsters simply report whatever the party representation of the sample happened to be.


27 posted on 10/28/2012 8:39:33 PM PDT by Utmost Certainty (Our Enemy, the State)
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To: nhwingut

Thanks NH ...

Certainly makes sense that it’s still D+3

And probably it was a serious discussion about D+6, but referring to an individual state, or just quoting a bad source. Not going to investigate the entire thread.


28 posted on 10/28/2012 8:41:03 PM PDT by HannibalHamlinJr
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To: gswilder
why does RAS weight like that then? If his own party ID split is different?

It's the million dollar question. It's frustrating that his own surveys show a R+2.6 and yet he re-weights it to a D+3 - almost a 6 point swing.

In the past (i.e. 2008) he always used his party id survey for his daily polling. I mean isn't that the purpose of the party id survey? That's what Gallup does. They do not weight. They use what they get. And they are getting R+1. That's why it is unlikely that Romney will ever drop in the Gallup poll with that sample, and a week to go.

My opinion is that Rasmussen (who takes heat from the left) is hedging his bets, and being conservative.

If Romney ends up being up 3-4 in the final D+3 Rasmussen poll, add an extra 3 points. That's why I think it'll be 52-47 for Romney.
29 posted on 10/28/2012 8:43:46 PM PDT by nhwingut (If you are concerned, you are not paying attention (or you are a troll). It will be a landslide.)
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To: HannibalHamlinJr
Probably.

I just found the North Carolina poll from Saturday was 500 likely voters 34R/41D/24O.

The Pennsylvania poll from Thursday was 500 likely voters 37R/43D/20O.

The Michigan poll from Friday was 500 likely voters 34R/37D/29O.

The Massachusetts poll from Tuesday was 500 likely voters 17R/43D/40O.

I could go on.

-PJ

30 posted on 10/28/2012 8:44:48 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: nhwingut; CatOwner

I was wrong. Retweeted @numberscruncher who was incorrect. Nhwingnut’s explanation is exactly correct. Romney was winning only 85-88% of republicans up until today so that’s why he wasn’t cleaning pbama’s clock even though he was cleaning up wit indies.


31 posted on 10/28/2012 8:46:45 PM PDT by Ravi
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To: Political Junkie Too
Would love to see the CA numbers:

95D/-10R/15O (or at least it seems that way having lived here for over 50 years)

32 posted on 10/28/2012 8:47:13 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: Utmost Certainty

Some do, some don’t.

It depends on the sample size. Gallup does a massive sample (2500 plus) so they will get a good read of the electorate and will not weigh.

But smaller samples have to be weighted or else they would be useless.


33 posted on 10/28/2012 8:47:22 PM PDT by nhwingut (If you are concerned, you are not paying attention (or you are a troll). It will be a landslide.)
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To: Ravi
"Romney was winning only 85-88% of republicans up until today so that’s why he wasn’t cleaning pbama’s clock even though he was cleaning up wit indies."

Where in the heck is he polling these Republicans? I do not know of one Republican in CA where I live who is voting for Obama. Squirrelly, if you ask me.

34 posted on 10/28/2012 8:49:22 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: nhwingut

Cool, thanks. Gallup seems the better barometer to me in that case.


35 posted on 10/28/2012 8:50:00 PM PDT by Utmost Certainty (Our Enemy, the State)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Not according to the guy who runs Gallup. They do not ask party at beginning of poll, they do ask party at end of poll.


36 posted on 10/28/2012 8:51:09 PM PDT by X-spurt (It is truly time for ON YOUR FEET or on your knees)
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To: nhwingut

That’s been my explanation to friends.

Rasmussen has a reputation to uphold in terms of accuracy, but he also has a business presence & narrative.

No one can ever prove you were wrong 2 weeks before the election.

If I’m Rasmussen, I’m thinking ‘stay close enough to the truth that I can veer towards it a few days prior to election, but stay within the pack, giving me the most options.’

‘Hedge’ and ‘conservative’ are the exact two words I’ve probably used 10 times in emails to explain to friends in the past week ...

Thanks!


37 posted on 10/28/2012 8:52:10 PM PDT by HannibalHamlinJr
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To: HannibalHamlinJr

if ras is not sampling properly....+3 or +6D, when really it’s + something for R, why is he any better than the rest?....because he’s not +13D? why bother to sample @ all if your not being honest, like the lib polls?


38 posted on 10/28/2012 8:54:10 PM PDT by stickywillie (stanley ann went black, & never came back)
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To: CatOwner
The last Rasmussen California poll was in February. 31R/38D/31O.

-PJ

39 posted on 10/28/2012 8:54:42 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: X-spurt

Yes, but I also thought I heard him say they don’t use it for weighting.


40 posted on 10/28/2012 8:57:29 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month)
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