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Why would Rasmussen be DUMB ENOUGH to give their methodolgy to their competition? I can understand why their competetion might because their methodology sucks so they really aren't giving much away. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[/ QUOTE ]You know absolutely nothing about polling. Not a damned thing. I'm not calling you an idiot, but that post you just made was one of the dumbest I've seen.

For the 2000 election Zogby was the closest to the actual outcome of the election. Does that make them the best? Funny thing is Zogby is typically better for Democrats, and in 2000 there was a last-minute surprise about Bush's drunk driving record. Rasmussen is very pro-Republican, and at the last minute Bin Laden showed up on our television sets.

Polls are not election predictors. No real pollster or poll afficiando is under the misperception that you apparently are. Rasmussen is not a real pollster. That little blurb they put at the end of every one of their articles is just a marketing ploy that the uninformed buy into. Not many major media outlets pay attention to Rasmussen polls- and for good reason. They're a flash in the pan so right-wingers can look at their website and feel good about themselves. They don't take pride in their methodologies, or prestige; they take pride in their website visits.

I promise you Karl Rove isn't paying attention to Rasmussen either.