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Rove calls it for Romney

ArlingtonDeac said:
Just for reference on the current race:

Colorado
Polling average 48.1 46.9 Obama +1.2
Rasmussen 10/29 47.0 50.0 Romney +3.0
Divergence: 4.2 to Romney

Florida
Polling average 47.5 48.0 Romney +0.5
Rasmussen 10/25 48.0 50.0 Romney +2.0
Divergence: 1.5 to Romney

Iowa
Polling average 49.1 46.1 Obama +3.0
Rasmussen 10/30 48.0 49.0 Romney +1.0
Divergence: 4.0 to Romney

Nevada
Polling average 49.5 46.0 Obama +3.5
Rasmussen 10/23 50.0 48.0 Obama +2.0
Divergence: 1.5 to Romney

New Hampshire
Polling average 48.6 46.1 Obama +2.5
Rasmussen 10/23 48.0 50.0 Romney +2.0
Divergence: 4.5 to Romney

North Carolina
Polling average 46.4 48.4 Romney +2.0
Rasmussen 10/25 46.0 52.0 Romney +6.0
Divergence: 4.0 to Romney

Ohio
Polling average 48.2 45.8 Obama +2.4
Rasmussen 10/28 48.0 50.0 Romney +2.0
Divergence: 4.4 to Romney

Virginia
Polling average 47.8 46.9 Obama +0.9
Rasmussen 10/24 48.0 50.0 Romney +2.0
Divergence: 2.9 to Romney

Current average in all swing states: Rasmussen is 3.375 points more favorable to Romney than the polling averages. This almost exactly mirrors the 3.0+ points he was favoring GOP candidates in 2010, an election where he finished as one of the least accurate pollsters, and missed the final margins by an average of 5.8 points, with an average GOP bias of 3.9 points. He also has Romney leading in five of the six states where the poll averages have Obama leading.
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Rasmussen is a hack.
 
They'll still swear by Rasmussen in 2016 because it tells them what they want to hear.
 
Pretty damning for Rasmussen. No argument here.
 
Ouch Rassmussen blew this one. He nailed 08 in his last poll.
 
Go said:
Ouch Rassmussen blew this one. He nailed 08 in his last poll.
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Rasmussen was wildly inaccurate in 08. One of the worst firms, just like 2010 and 2012. Please see the links from my post on the last page for the hard data.

Why do people keep saying Rasmussen was accurate in 08? Because his final national tracker crept close to the real number? His state polls were every bit as awful as this cycle. He has zero track record of accuracy.
 
Because he's the only major one who consistently finds a way to favor Republicans. Even the totally left leaning PPP is more accurate.
 
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