The Rasmussen surge is over - Obama down to (+1)

[TroyD]

Yesterday he was at (+3)

Perhaps our theory about Rasmussen raising Obama's numbers before the debate so that he could lower them afterwards was wrong?

Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Rasmussen Reports - Obama +1

Obama - 48

Romney - 47

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

[DemzRock]

1. Maybe too many people around the webs were calling him out on his tactics? n/t

[Arkana]

2. We'll live.

[Jennicut]

3. That is one weird poll.

But I am sure Scott Rasmussen is starting the Romney surge now. So he can be ahead 6 points by the time Friday comes.

[TroyD]

4. What's interesting is that Ras has Obama up 50-45 in the swing states

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

[DCBob]

6. Which is all that matters.

National polling is near worthless at this point.

[TexasCPA]

10. but three of their swing states are not real swing states

Their list:
Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin need to get pulled out. Arizona and Missouri need to be put in.

[Sheepshank]

5. are we following Rassy? For what reason?

for all we know they could be lowering the Obama numbers so they don't have to raise them so high after the debates?

Conjecture over what Rassy does is pointless imho.

[DCBob]

7. +1

totally agree.

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. Excellent questions. The o.p. posts some weird crap from time to time. Only he knows why.

[Blue Yorker]

9. He must have gotten angry emails from his conservative subscribers

Who represent probably 100% of his subscribers.

[maxsolomon]

11. How does their methodology differ?

No other polling firm skews that far right.

[progressivebydesign]

12. (R)Assmussen is a joke. everyone on DU pays no attention to him. nt