Is Rasmussen Research Taking It Seriously?

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Rasmussen: "I think they are into provocative questions that provoke controversy. I think that's part of the business model" Rasmussen says it has a 20-year track record of top tier accuracy and predicted both Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden popular vote win. But people who don't want to address the content of our polling call us pro Trump because back in 2016, we were one of the few who didn't have Hillary Clinton up by double digits.

Newspapers across the country pulled the long-running comic “Dilbert” after its creator uploaded a racist tirade about Rasmussen poll results. Journalist Chris Cillizza explains how providing the fodder for controversy is Rasmussen’s whole deal.

This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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