[lbo-talk] CBS Poll: Bush approval at 37%

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Oct 7 09:04:37 PDT 2005


Nathan Newman wrote:


>Rasmussen aggregates the Strongly Approve and the Somewhat Approve
>categories into his overall Approval rating , which means it's probably not
>completely comparable to other polls with a yes-no question.
>
>Since Rasmussen gives four options, unlike some other polls, I think he
>tilts towards approval since folks with mixed feelings can grab onto the
>"somewhat approve" slot.

Good point. It's bad polling practice to offer an even number of choices on a question like this, since it doesn't allow for a middle ground. Other polls have "mixed" or "unsure" or both as options.

Someone on AAPORnet says Rasmussen is a Republican house with no real polling background.

Doug



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