What follows is a letter I write to Scott Rasmussen, who is a pollster well known for the accuracy of his polling. After I saw the results of a poll he conducted that was mystifying, I thought it would be very enlightening to conduct a similar poll, but including an additional question as to why those interviewed in the poll responded to produce such a result.
Having received no reply or redo of his original poll, it may be that Mr. Rasmussen does not think this important enough to redo this poll with that additional question. As I see things, anytime potential voters display an apparent emotional response which, in the election, might affect their vote, it's worthwhile and important to reveal that emotion. What do you think, after reading my letter below?
Mr. Rasmussen,
A recent poll you conducted reveals a large discrepancy between whom voters want to win in 2012 between Romney and Obama versus whom the same voters expect will win.
Whom these voters expect will win results in Obama 53% and Romney 33%.
Whom these same voters want to win results in a fairly even split between those for Obama and those for Romney.
Following up the original questions with a question WHY voters voted in such a way as to produce such a lopsided result in the question of who is likely to win, might produce much needed enlightenment on the feelings of the electorate.
Sincerely,
Phil Moore
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