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Upstate One

(83 posts) Sat Apr 7, 2018, 12:10 AM Apr 2018

Associated Press: Rasmussen poll does not call cell phones, explaining dubious 50% Trump approval [View all]

80% percent of respondents to the Rasmussen poll use landline, a demographic that skews Republican.

The rest are pulled from an online panel. No cell phone users are contacted.

https://apnews.com/59ef870461a8417daf4ffc71dc331d4c

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Associated Press: Rasmussen poll does not call cell phones, explaining dubious 50% Trump approval [View all] Upstate One Apr 2018 OP

Good. This is what I always thought was happening ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #1

One has to go to 538 to get the straight talk. fleabiscuit Apr 2018 #2

LOL - its a geezer poll! No wonder Trump like it. nt procon Apr 2018 #3

that may, or may not, be a problem dsc Apr 2018 #4

Actually, there is a reason to think that people with no cell phone are different pnwmom Apr 2018 #11

Not too many peeps Cha Apr 2018 #5

Me either mercuryblues Apr 2018 #8

I'm in my 50s and we don't have a landline. yardwork Apr 2018 #15

Hey, I still have a land line mercuryblues Apr 2018 #16

My experience with Rassmussen. RandySF Apr 2018 #6

Rassmussen Polling Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #9

I believe that Rasmussen intentionally skews right. David__77 Apr 2018 #7

There is no more 'fundamental' aspect to the process of using samples to predict population ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #10

I never pay attention to polls like rasmussen, ever beachbum bob Apr 2018 #12

Explains things. Blue_true Apr 2018 #13

Well, that explains a lot. yardwork Apr 2018 #14