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2016 Postmortem

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15. Actually Ras's final 08 poll had it pretty close to what it was...

Thu Aug 9, 2012, 02:21 PM

Aug 2012

52-46 for Obama

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/02/latest-presidential-polls_n_140177.html

But that is because in the final weeks Ras revises his forumla so that he can claim he was accurate despite being inaccurate for months prior to that so that they could give the GOP positive talking points.

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New Ras poll (according to Talking Point Memo's Poll Watcher) FWIW: [View all] Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 OP

Let Rasmussen disqualify himself for subsequent elections Marzupialis Aug 2012 #1

Delusions brush Aug 2012 #2

It's going to get a lot worse fredamae Aug 2012 #3

I don't have Ras polling on my phone Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #6

As with all other things GOP, it's about money cleduc Aug 2012 #5

It may have been a response to the devatating Reuters/Ipsos poll Marzupialis Aug 2012 #8

IOW Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #9

How is this not proof that this guy is biased as shit? Arkana Aug 2012 #10

We can watch them boomerang back to us in October. sofa king Aug 2012 #11

Isn't Rasmussen a Rightwing Outfit? Canadian 2 Aug 2012 #12

Actually Ras's final 08 poll had it pretty close to what it was... WI_DEM Aug 2012 #15