Rasmussen Shared Polling Data with Trump Campaign

Sunday, September 29, 2024

On Thursday, American Muckrakers posted about emails it received detailing how the conservative-leaning Rasmussen Reports, which claims to be nonpartisan, shared polling results with Trump advisers and campaign officials like Dan Scavino, Susie Wiles, and John McLaughlin.

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 05:31 PM | 16 COMMENTS | permalink

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... One of the emails details close collaboration between the Trump campaign, Rasmussen, and the Heartland Institute, which calls itself a national free-market public policy think tank. However, it's also a 501(c)3 nonprofit and is not allowed to engage in political activity benefiting a political candidate. ...

Oh, if this assertion holds up, this ain't good.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-28 10:09 PM

Uh-oh...

They seem to have emails....

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-28 10:11 PM

Is Putin's bitch sharing polling data with Russia again?

www.pbs.org

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-09-28 10:15 PM

Rasmussen has always been a manipulated trash poll.

#4 | Posted by a_monson at 2024-09-28 10:58 PM

Nate Silver
@NateSilver538
We'll continue to include Rasmussen polls in our averages. They're real polls. But this sort of explicit coordination with a campaign, coupled with ambiguity about funding sources, means that we're going to label Rasmussen as an intrinsically partisan (R) pollster going forward.

It won't make much difference given that Rasmussen already has a strong R-leaning house effect (see below) but still this is the right precedent to set per our standards.

x.com

#5 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-09-28 11:08 PM

@#5 ... But this sort of explicit coordination with a campaign, coupled with ambiguity about funding sources ...

So... tainted results?

... we're going to label Rasmussen as an intrinsically partisan (R) pollster ...

Mr Silver seems to agree with me.

Yeah labeling Rasmussen as "intrinsically partisan (R)" by Mr Silver is significant.

At this point, I'd proffer that the (R) means: following the dicta of the head of the MAGA cult.

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-28 11:27 PM

So, basically ...

What you've always known, I finally admit.

Gee, thanks Nate. Welcome to reality.

#7 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-09-28 11:52 PM

Rasmussen? Non-partisan?

Yeah, no.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-09-29 04:06 AM

The Republicans just can't help themselves. They have to cheat at all levels.

OCU

#9 | Posted by OCUser at 2024-09-29 06:15 PM

Oh, if this assertion holds up, this ain't good.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter

Riiight. Like anyone is actually going to do anything about it...

#10 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2024-09-29 06:19 PM

#10 | Posted by Whatsleft

Probably depends who wins in November.

#11 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-09-29 07:33 PM

If this assertion holds up, this ain't good.
#1 | Posted by LampLighter

What assertion?

Seems like an interpretation.

What is a political activity?

Is polling? Is sending data?

#12 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-09-29 07:41 PM

Probably depends who wins in November.
#11 | Posted by GalaxiePete

If the interpretation true and it is a violation.

Why couldn't the current DoJ at least make it uncomfortable for Trump and associates?

#13 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-09-29 07:43 PM

Silver is bought and paid for by Peter Thiel, who has a tremendous amount of money riding on Dotard in this election. Thiel bought the Ohio Senate seat for JV, and he is also responsible for JV being Combover Quisling's running mate, so ANYTHING out of Silver's mouth or keyboard is 100% suspect, as he obviously has a side.

#14 | Posted by _Gunslinger_ at 2024-09-30 04:38 AM

What assertion?

Seems like an interpretation.

What is a political activity?

Is polling? Is sending data?

#12 | Posted by oneironaut

It's called an In Kind Campaign Contribution.

Yep, it's essentially illegal.

#15 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-09-30 01:39 PM

In other words...

Republicans

Cheat