Real Clear Politics

[anamnua]

Has anyone any thoughts on RCP?
My tuppenceworth:

It has essentially a right wing agenda and a right wing flavour but throws in an occasional progressive and/or anti-Trump article to create a facade of impartiality.

[kimbutgar]

1. I pass on that like Politico and the Hill both controlled by repukes with repuke slant.

[rockfordfile]

3. true

[jcgoldie]

2. John McIntyre founder of RCP:

"I'm not really a die-hard Republican because my interests are less on social issues, more on taxing and spending... But I definitely don't want the government telling me what to do with my property... Nevertheless, any political junkie—even a liberal—would enjoy our site because the topics we choose are current."

For polling aggregates 538 is way better.

[Freddie]

4. Definitely a RW slant

I usually go right to the polls section, which is the fun part. Although it’s interesting to see how the other side thinks (or not).

[a kennedy]

5. Yup, wouldn't waste valuable reading time on this ragsite.

[Locutusofborg]

6. I like RCP

particularly their polling averages. Yes they are center-right but if you notice their editorial aggregator, right editorials are followed by a left editorial. For example today its CNN, the Atlantic, New York magazine and the New York Times. Any news site that has Joe Biden up by 8.1 points on Trump and Trump's approval rating at MINUS 12.9 is all right with me!

[Fiendish Thingy]

7. Definite RW bias, but if aggregate shows Trump behind, good news for us nt

[Cicada]

8. They are conservative but present articles from both sides

The people who run it are definitely conservative. But they include many really good liberal articles. I think it is the best place to find the best arguments on both sides.

[Brother Mythos]

9. I stopped going there after I realized how far-right leaning they really are.

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I finally noticed they constantly used "both-siderism" as an excuse to dredge up ultra right-wing responses from obscure media outlets like The East Podunk Fish Wrapper to use as counterpoints to content from major progressive media sources, if the major right-wing media issued responses to the latest political controversy that was not to their liking.

[LeftInTX]

10. It has an aggragate of polls and articles

I do like to read articles from various points of view.