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New Poll On Limbaugh: It's All In How You Ask The Question, Isn't It?
There seems something just a little fishy about the new Rasmussen poll deflating the idea that Rush Limbaugh is the leader of the Republican Party, with only 11% of Republicans agreeing to the premise and 81% disagreeing.
On the other hand, the phrasing of this question seems like it's designed to elicit a No response, especially from Republicans: "Agree or Disagree: 'Rush Limbaugh is the leader of the Republican Party -- he says jump and they say how high.'"
Not surprisingly, GOP respondents don't want to admit they are the yes-man patsies of a radio loudmouth.
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Typical ratsmussen poll. Talk about a fraud polling organization.
March 4, 2009 11:38 AM | Reply | Permalink
I can't believe that they wasted money with such a ridiculous question. Why wasn't a simple "Do you think Rush Limbaugh is the leader of the Republican Party?" sufficient?
March 4, 2009 11:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
Because the poll would have come out probably 60/40 in favor of lush being the leader.
March 4, 2009 11:48 AM | Reply | Permalink
I've seen some pretty loaded questions in surveys, but this one is pretty out there.
March 4, 2009 11:54 AM | Reply | Permalink
If there was ever any doubt that Ras is a hack, this poll should settle the issue.
March 4, 2009 11:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
Schwarzenegger is the only Republican that could criticize The Leader and not regret it.
Would someone please ask Governor Schwarzenegger to comment on The Leader ?
Quaere : would Schwarzenegger then replace The Leader ?
For now The Leader remains undefeated.
March 4, 2009 11:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
Rasmussen is a GOP front. It's the only poll they ever quote anymore because it gets the results they want. If it was a straight up poll, it would be just like all the others and get lost in the shuffle. Polling in favor of the GOP get "Rasmussen" in the news.
March 4, 2009 12:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
LOL! TPM actually called this a "poll"!!
March 4, 2009 12:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wow- speaking as a market researcher, this is professional malpractice. They are reporting as a "finding" that most Republicans don't agree with a statement that turns out to be a direct quote from a progressive advocate.
That statement came from Brad Woodhouse, president of the liberal advocacy group Americans United for Change. His group is co-sponsoring national television ads with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees that link Limbaugh to the GOP. Woodhouse was not identified in the survey.
In other words, completely meaningless. Thanks for flagging this!
March 4, 2009 12:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Did they really have that jump statement in the poll or am I completely missing something?
March 4, 2009 12:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Agree or disagree question is intended to elicit a "no"?
I think we need an editor.
March 4, 2009 12:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
> Not surprisingly, GOP respondents don't want to
> admit they are the yes-man patsies of a radio
> loudmouth.
Tsk, tsk. That sentence was crying for the word "pastey".
March 4, 2009 12:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
As in:
Is that what you were thinking?
March 4, 2009 12:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
Actions speak louder than words and the actions of the other GOPers in public over the last week or so have proven who calls the shots.
It's up to the Republican populous (assuming there is one left) to find someone else to lead and get that person to stand up to Rush if they want something and somebody else.
I truly wish there were a thoughtful Republican on the horizon to challenge Obama. As it is now, it's like he's Micheal Jordan playing against a team of third stringers. Too much of that and you lose the edge.
March 4, 2009 12:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
The intro to the story about the poll is so misleading:
"Despite efforts by the Obama political team and its surrogates to link Rush Limbaugh to the Republican Party, just 11% of GOP voters say the conservative radio commentator is the party’s leader.
Eighty-one percent (81%) of Republican voters disagree and 8% are undecided in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey."
Hey, Scott. You didn't ask people simply if he was leader of the GOP, you asked people to agree if Republicans ask, "How high?", when Rush tells them to jump.
The gay-hating, right-wing Christianist Rasmussen shows his true colors and agenda with this poll. What a tool.
March 4, 2009 12:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Talking about a leading question from a crappy pollster...
March 4, 2009 12:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Rush needs surrogate jumpers. Here's my wussussen poll question: Do you believe Rush needs to tell Repugs how high to jump, because when he tries his fat ass keeps his feet solidly grounded?
March 4, 2009 12:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Actually, ratsmussen polling is a good thing. The more republicans believe his bs polling the better. It is not reality based and they will get slaughtered in 2010. Keep on doing fraudulent polls ratsmussen. It's good for the country.
March 4, 2009 1:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Scott is actually a very accurate pollster. He just knows where the butter is. If he asks crazy questions and gets results that favor republican talking points, he knows he will get more subscribers. It's all about the Benjamins. He is totally playing these guys and getting plenty of press for it.
March 4, 2009 1:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
Something tells me Rasmussen did not want to put out a poll that says: "Who is the leader of the Republican Party, please chose one." Then he provides the 3 highest elected Republicans in America (Any 3 GOVs or SEN or CON) Michael Steele and Rush Limbaugh. I guarantee that Limbaugh would have been one or two. By the way 42% of the 1,000 Rasmussen polled either said Limbaugh was the leader or they weren't sure while 58% said he was not. If Rasmussen wanted an accurate poll of who people consider the head of the Republican Party he would not have quoted a remark from a liberal advocacy group in his poll question. And he gets paid for this? Is the RNC hiring?
March 4, 2009 4:42 PM | Reply | Permalink