2016 Postmortem

Andy Stanton

(264 posts) Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:50 PM Oct 2012

Keep and eye on Realclearpolitics.com

This supposedly "nonpartisan" website is so anti-Democrat it's ridiculous. For the past two weeks it's been glorifying in Romney's rise in the polls. But, in a day or two, when Obama's poll numbers start heading up and Romneys start sinking, those hacks at Realclear will be crying in their beer.

And I'll be sooo glad to see it happen.

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Keep and eye on Realclearpolitics.com (Original Post) Andy Stanton Oct 2012 OP

Just take a look who owns them pipewrench Oct 2012 #1

Nah, don't think I will Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #2

touche...lol MSMITH33156 Oct 2012 #3

They're already showing their bias by ignoring the YouGov polls from yesterday. robertpaulsen Oct 2012 #4

They aren't going to do so TroyD Oct 2012 #5

Just curious, have they stated a reason why they don't? robertpaulsen Oct 2012 #7

The guys who started that site said they did so because they thought the MSM was biased against Jennicut Oct 2012 #6

pipewrench

(194 posts)

1. Just take a look who owns them

Reply to Andy Stanton (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 01:08 PM

Oct 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealClearPolitics

Steve Forbes is as GOP as it gets.

Sugarcoated

(7,729 posts)

2. Nah, don't think I will

Reply to Andy Stanton (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 01:20 PM

Oct 2012

MSMITH33156

(879 posts)

3. touche...lol

Reply to Sugarcoated (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 01:22 PM

Oct 2012

Everyone is pushing the horse race narrative, and will cherry pick evidence that supports them.

robertpaulsen

(8,632 posts)

4. They're already showing their bias by ignoring the YouGov polls from yesterday.

Reply to Andy Stanton (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:06 PM

Oct 2012

There was a post on this yesterday that I just kicked http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251146871 that lists the results which were very favorable to Obama in the swing states. RCP had all night and all morning to include them in their Latest Election Polls. They have yet to do so.

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

5. They aren't going to do so

Reply to robertpaulsen (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:49 PM

Oct 2012

They don't usually include YouGov polls though, so that's not out of the ordinary.

What IS suspicious is that they refused to include last week's High Point poll for NC showing Obama (+1) because in the past they HAD included those polls.

robertpaulsen

(8,632 posts)

7. Just curious, have they stated a reason why they don't?

Reply to TroyD (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:20 PM

Oct 2012

If they think YouGov is too Democratic, they could just stick a (D) in front like they do with PPP. That's another telling sign showing their prejudice, they'll stick a (D) in front of PPP, but nothing in front of Gravis.

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)

6. The guys who started that site said they did so because they thought the MSM was biased against