Rasmussen Was Biased

[babylonsister]

I know, we're shocked and amazed.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/11/03/rasmussen_was_biased.html


Rasmussen Was Biased


Nate Silver did a quick check on the accuracy of polls from Rasmussen Reports, which came under heavy criticism this year because its polls showed a strong lean toward Republican candidates.

"Indeed, Rasmussen polls quite consistently turned out to overstate the standing of Republicans tonight. Of the roughly 100 polls released by Rasmussen or its subsidiary Pulse Opinion Research in the final 21 days of the campaign, roughly 70 to 75 percent overestimated the performance of Republican candidates, and on average they were biased against Democrats by 3 to 4 points."

[Mass]

1. Here, they were 5 points off, overestimating Baker by 2 and underestimating Patrick by 3.

I am not surprised, but so many people here told us that Rasmussen was the best pollster.

[onenote]

2. I don't recall seeing "many" people here claiming Rasmussen was the best pollster

In fact, I can't remember anyone saying that. If it was so widespread, I'm sure you'll have no trouble providing several links.