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bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 04:49 PM Feb 2014

Rasmussen, yes Rasmussen, has Obama with a 51% approval rating today

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

Gallup meanwhile has O at 41%.

I don't get it. But I do remember that in 2012, while Rasmussen had a small GOP bias, their polls were more balanced and less volatile than Gallup. At one point in mid-October Gallup had Romney up 7! Onl election eve Gallup had Romney up 1.
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Rasmussen, yes Rasmussen, has Obama with a 51% approval rating today (Original Post) bluestateguy Feb 2014 OP
Gallup sucks too, but Rasmussen will bump a number up... Motown_Johnny Feb 2014 #1
We don't use Rasmussen...laugh and learn from one of the best threads on DU..ever... msanthrope Feb 2014 #2
I thought Rasmussen was garbage? AnalystInParadise Feb 2014 #3
Ras is garbage...thus the point of the thread I posted. nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #4
Gallup Called Me Four Times This Week otohara Feb 2014 #5
My Dad was polled by another pollster last year bluestateguy Feb 2014 #6
 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
1. Gallup sucks too, but Rasmussen will bump a number up...
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 04:58 PM
Feb 2014

...just to drop it later and create the "Huge Drop In Poll Numbers" headline.



Never trust Rasmussen. Gallup is always off to the conservative side too. If you add the margin of error for Gallup you will be closer to something resembling reality.


 

AnalystInParadise

(1,832 posts)
3. I thought Rasmussen was garbage?
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 05:08 PM
Feb 2014

Very similar to the whole domestic spying thing, some people are cool when our side does it, others find Assmussen reliable when it shows us news we like. Let's be honest President Obama is in the low 40's approval wise, and he still has an opportunity to fix that, but siding with the NSA and the anti-marijuana crowd are not likely to raise his numbers.

 

otohara

(24,135 posts)
5. Gallup Called Me Four Times This Week
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 05:22 PM
Feb 2014

the first call I agreed because I thought it might be about POTUS. The questions were all about my ability to work and what kinds of meds I take...I am disabled from Polio which was not on their list of chronic illnesses Anyway, I got pretty disgusted and hung up in mid survey.

They called back every night for 3 nights and I wouldn't answer, on the 4th call I asked they not call again and to take me off their list.











bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
6. My Dad was polled by another pollster last year
Sun Feb 16, 2014, 06:32 PM
Feb 2014

He sat through the entire 30 minute questionaire, and answered every question (even how much money he made) except for when he was asked about his religion. He refused to answer that bc he regarded it as private.

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