Scott Rasmussen
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Scott Rasmussen, an independent public opinion pollster, is the founder and CEO of Rasmussen Reports. [1]
Rasmussen has developed a reputation for delivering reliable, actionable public opinion data. Slate magazine cited Rasmussen as the most accurate pollster of Election 2004. Michael Barone, Senior Writer at U.S. News & World Report and co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, said "One clear lesson from the Republican victory of 2004 and the Democratic victory of 2006 is that the best place to look for polls that are spot on is RasmussenReports.com." Dr. Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics added, “In election campaigns, I’ve learned to look for the Rasmussen results. In my experience, they are right on the money. There is no question Rasmussen produces some of the most accurate and reliable polls in the country today."
According to Alexa.com[2], Rasmussen Reports had more visitors than any other public opinion research site on the web during both Election 2004 and 2006.
Rasmussen has pioneered the use of automated technology to conduct public opinion polling and developed new research techniques to not only measure current public opinion but also to gain better understanding of what events or actions actually change public opinion. Some traditional pollsters are skeptical of this methodology and prefer traditional, operator-assisted polling techniques.
As a guest analyst, Rasmussen has appeared on Fox News Network, the BBC, CNN, NPR, CNBC, and on local broadcast outlets in nearly every media market in the nation. His firm has even been mentioned on the West Wing and the Daily Show.
Scott Rasmussen is an Evangelical Christian and is currently president of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association[3], a not-for-profit corporation with historic ties to the Methodist Church and the Wesleyan tradition. The Camp Meeting founded the town of Ocean Grove, New Jersey in 1869 and maintains a Christian seaside resort community providing opportunities for spiritual birth, growth, and renewal. His slogan for the 2006 Annual Camp Meeting was 'In the Redemption Business.' The town is a national historic site.
Rasmussen grew up in the broadcast business. Earlier in his career, he and his father founded ESPN, the cable sports network. He has been an independent public opinion pollster since 1994.
