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[[Scott Rasmussen]], president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade. Like the company he started, Rasmussen maintains his independence and has never been a campaign pollster or consultant for candidates seeking office. Scott grew up in the [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] business before turning to polling.<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/about_us Rasmussen Reports; "About Us"]</ref>  Rasmussen sold the company in 2012.

[[Scott Rasmussen]], president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade. Like the company he started, Rasmussen maintains his independence and has never been a campaign pollster or consultant for candidates seeking office. Scott grew up in the [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] business before turning to polling.<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/about_us Rasmussen Reports; "About Us"]</ref>  Rasmussen sold the company in 2012.

FiveThirtyEight has rated Rasmussen C+ and claims it has a 1.5% Republican bias<ref>[https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/pollster-ratings/ FiveThirtyEight polling ratings]</ref> while the polling agency states it was “one of the most accurate polls in 2016” and that it accurately sampled Trump voters.<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_brian_joondeph/presidential_polls_are_deja_vu_all_over_again Presidential Polls Are Déjà Vu All Over Again]</ref> It cites as evidence the 2016 [[RCP]] polling average showing Rasmussen Reports as accurate.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/1296110004207005697 Rasmussen Reports Twitter]</ref>

FiveThirtyEight, the [[liberal]] [[Democrat]] agency, has rated Rasmussen C+ and claims it has a 1.5% Republican bias<ref>[https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/pollster-ratings/ FiveThirtyEight polling ratings]</ref> while the polling agency states it was “one of the most accurate polls in 2016” and that it accurately sampled Trump voters.<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_brian_joondeph/presidential_polls_are_deja_vu_all_over_again Presidential Polls Are Déjà Vu All Over Again]</ref> It cites as evidence the 2016 [[RCP]] polling average showing Rasmussen Reports as accurate.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/1296110004207005697 Rasmussen Reports Twitter]</ref>

Rasmussen Reports' latest "White House Watch" poll, as of October 30, 2020, shows [[Joe Biden]] three percentage points ahead of [[Trump]] nationally, which indicates a close race for the [[electoral college]].<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/white_house_watch_oct30 White House Watch polling]</ref>

Rasmussen Reports' latest "White House Watch" poll, as of October 30, 2020, shows [[Joe Biden]] three percentage points ahead of [[Trump]] nationally, which indicates a close race for the [[electoral college]].<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/white_house_watch_oct30 White House Watch polling]</ref>