Scott Rasmussen

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Scott Rasmussen
Rasmussen in 2012
Born
Scott William Rasmussen

(1956-03-30) March 30, 1956 (age 68)
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Connecticut
DePauw University (BA)
Wake Forest University (MBA)
OccupationPolitical analyst
Known forRasmussen Reports, ESPN
SpouseLaura Rasmussen
Parents
Websitescottrasmussen.com
Notes

Scott William Rasmussen /ˈræsˌmʌsən/[2] (born March 30, 1956)[3] is an American public opinion pollster and political analyst. He previously produced the ScottRasmussen.com Daily Tracking Poll, a gauge of American voters' political sentiment.[4][5][6] He is editor-at-large for Ballotpedia,[7] where he writes the Number of the Day Feature,[8] and is a host for the podcast entitled Just the Polls, a podcast series from Just the News.[9][10]

Rasmussen founded Rasmussen Reports in 2003, where he was pollster and president for ten years until leaving the company in 2013.[4][11][12] Earlier in his professional life, Rasmussen co-founded the sports network ESPN with his father Bill Rasmussen.[13] After leaving Rasmussen Reports, Rasmussen founded Rasmussen Media Group, working as a political analyst, author, public speaker and columnist.[14][15]

Rasmussen is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker,[16] and he writes a weekly column for the Deseret News.[17] His most recent book publication is entitled The Sun is Still Rising: Politics Has Failed But America Will Not and was released in 2018.[18]

  1. ^ "Taking the Pulse of America". Living Media. May 1, 2011. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "Scott Rasmussen Interview" (September 2009) and "Scott Rasmussen Interview" (July 2009) on The Fred Thompson Show.
  3. ^ Britton, Tori (January 18, 2011). "Polling the Pollster". Maine Ahead. Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "The founder of Trump's favorite poll predicts Democrats win House, GOP earns extra Senate seat in midterms". Newsweek. August 29, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "HarrisX Partners with Veteran Pollster Scott Rasmussen on New Daily Poll Tracking American Political Sentiment" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "HarrisX Partners with Veteran Pollster Scott Rasmussen on New Daily Poll Tracking American Political Sentiment | Markets Insider". Business Insider. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Ballotpedia:Scott Rasmussen - Ballotpedia". Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  8. ^ London, Matt (February 27, 2020). "The really bad numbers for Biden in the Iowa Caucuses results: Scott Rasmussen". Fox News. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Just The News". ART19. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Just the Polls with Scott Rasmussen". ART19. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "The Arena: - Scott Rasmussen Bio". Politico. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  12. ^ Levenson, Eric. "Scott Rasmussen Leaves Rasmussen Reports to Become a GOP Pundit". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Story was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Scott Rasmussen '86 Launches New Media Venture". DePauw University. August 8, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  15. ^ "Scott Rasmussen". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  16. ^ "Scott Rasmussen". Styrk. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  17. ^ "Scott Rasmussen Profile and Activity". Deseret News. June 21, 2021.
  18. ^ Rasmussen, Scott (2018). The Sun is Still Rising: Politics Has Failed But America Will Not. Salt Lake City: Sutherland Institute. ISBN 9780998960425. OCLC 1060616405.