With such obviously biased polling data recently, and from before, why are bloggers and political commentators still taking Rasmussen seriously? Why are they still considered a legitimate polling firm?
That's my simple question: why do we still take Rasmussen seriously? I believe Kos himself discredited Rasmussen in one of his postings just a few days ago.
So here's my proposal: let's ban Rasmussen data from being included in all polling compliations. Including Rasmussen affects the numbers and deters accuracy. How can we trust a polling firm who polls someone 3 points ahead, and then a week later in a double digit lead again (citing CT-SEn. race here)?
Also, I think if we just ignored Rasmussen, it would give us all less grief.