Every pollster that Nate Silver analyzed, except Mason-Dixon, had a Republican bias. Rasmussen was obviously the worst, and by a lot. I want to know two things. First, will Silver continue to use Rasmussen in his models. And, second, what kind of effect does it have to have pollsters giving a distorted picture of Republicans’ strength all year long? I would think that helps Republican fundraising and hurts Democratic fundraising. Should Democrats band together and start a polling firm that issues deliberately biased polls in their favor? Why not? Rasmussen is doing it. Shouldn’t we do the same thing?
Maybe Democrats should start dismissing polls the same way that Republicans dismiss the media (and reality)?
