When senior researcher Scott Rasmussen polled a select group of Americans earlier this year, he discovered a shocking number of them who said stealing is acceptable to win an election.
The elite 1 % —individuals who make over$ 150, 000 a year, live in densely populated areas, and have postgraduate degrees—are overwhelmingly liberal. They give President Joe Biden an 82 % approval rating, compared to his 40 % average from the rest of Americans.
Rasmussen posed the question to these progressive voters:” Imagine your favorite applicant loses a nearby election. But, campaign members are aware of their potential success by lying and not being caught. Which would you prefer:” Would you rather have your prospect win by cheating than gain by playing reasonable”?
Among all Americans, really 7 % said they would like their candidate to win by lying. However, that figure increased to 35 % among the elite 1 % and to 69 % among those who are a part of the politically obsessed 1 %, implying that they talk about politics every day.
According to Rasmussen,” I’ve been polling for a very long time, and the most gruesome surveys result I’ve ever seen.”
Rasmussen discussed his conclusions with” The Daily Signal Podcast” and his future programs for a regular TV show. Read the written transcript below or talk to the full interview.
Rob Bluey: Your company, RMG Research, takes a different approach to voting and public opinion, trying to understand where citizens stand on key issues. You’ve coined the term counterpolling. Show us what that means.
Scott Rasmussen: Counterpolling is actually meant to refute false information that comes out of numerous creation elections. We think that the majority of Washington’s public opinion polls are presented and analyzed in the manner of a Georgetown cocktail gathering. They employ expressions that are not used by anyone else in America.
We leave and make a powerful energy to ask questions in American common speech. We value citizens. We think they are brilliant. We have high hopes for the American people’s innate intelligence, but we also know that they have better things to do than just talk politics every moment.
Bluey: It brings me to the 2016 presidential election, when so many media outlets realized they were out of contact with regular Americans.
Rasmussen: We start by trying to understand. We do n’t want to get into the details of what you think of that policy detail or that policy detail. We want to hear their views. Because that is something that is continual, we want to hear.
I’ve been polling on multiculturalism for years. And you know what’s not changed. About 80 % of Americans believe that legal immigration benefits the country, while about 80 % believe that illegal immigration is harmful. That’s frequent.
Bluey: One of the recent elections you conducted focused on what you would refer to as the “elite 1 %.” Could you provide some toplines on what you learned?
Rasmussen: The elite 1 % are people who make at least$ 150, 000 a year. They live in a thickly populated urban region, more than 10, 000 people per square mile. Additionally, they hold a doctoral degree.
That last one is very important. We hear a bit about the distinction between those with college degrees and those with college degrees. Truly, it’s the postgrads who are different. The difference between graduates and people with a bachelor’s degree is typically bigger than the distance between people with a bachelor’s and without a bachelor’s level.
The elite 1 % represent 1 % of the population. They are incredibly important. A significant portion of them attended one of the 12 wealthy institutions. About half of the policy positions in government and half of the corporate boards jobs in America were created by people who attended one of these few schools, which is why I bring that up.
Their opinions really matter in this region, and they are fed into this wealthy 1 %.
They are in energy facilities. Somebody who is in Manhattan or Washington, D. C., is in a diverse group of people influence than somebody who lives in McKinney, Texas.
If you’re thinking of who’s shaping the conventional media tale, it’s this team.
Bluey: What this party thinks about the issue of election fraud made the headlines for me. Can you analyze that one for us, please?
Rasmussen: We asked citizens, 1, 000 voters, to imagine there was an vote and it was nearer but your prospect lost. Would you like their campaign team to cheat and not be discovered, as they did if they knew they had get?
Among citizens, just 7 % say they’d rather lie than win. I wish it was 1 % or 2 %, but 7 % is not bad. Among the elite 1 %, 35 % would rather cheat than win. The politically obsessed elite, which are people who are not only in the top 1 % but also engage in daily politics, makes up the majority of those who would prefer to vote by cheating.
It’s because they do n’t have much respect for the opinions of voters.
Bluey: What are their perspectives on federal compared to the general population?
Rasmussen: Let’s begin with a very simple one. The majority of Americans believe that our country lacks sufficient personal flexibility. Among the aristocracy 1 %, about half say,” No, we’ve got too many freedom”. And among that diplomatically fascinated party, about 7 out of 10 say,” There’s too much personal freedom in America”.
That’s simply mindboggling to me, but part of the reason is because they trust state. It has been 50 times since the majority of Americans believed the government to do the right item. But among the elite 1 %, 70 % trust the government.
When I look at all the information, there’s a perception that most of us believe in state” of the people, by the citizens, and for the people”. And I think they do say, it’s of and by the leaders that is what’s best for the people. They genuinely believe that we would be much better off if they were just going to make the choices and let us go.
Bluey: As someone who’s been in the poll company for a long time, what is it that keeps you going?
Rasmussen: I remain convinced that most of the poll statistics is misleading. The majority of the data used to support the poll theory is false. And as someone who firmly believes in the founding principles of our country, I want to make sure that the city’s citizens ‘ voices are heard loud enough.
That’s the goal. We want to change the discussion. We want to make people aware that the majority of Americans also support those founding principles.
I find it out to be completely offensive to see how Americans are perceived. And by the way, as a people, we are far more united than we are socially. In our time- to- time life, there’s an awful lot of unification and frequent surface.
Bluey: On April 7,” The Scott Rasmussen Show” did launch. Could you provide us with more information about the present and where viewers can tune in to enjoy it?
Rasmussen: It’s going to be on the Merit Street Media, which is Dr. Phil’s fresh television system. It’ll be accessible anywhere. And I’m certain that there will be a section on the website that will inform you of details in your area.
The idea of counterpolling and my belief that the majority of Americans still hold those founding ideals and principles drove the creation of the display.
Because you ca n’t escape politics, the show will be a lot of politics. But we’re even going to touch on different things. We’ll write about how people react to social curls and what kinds of stories are about the holidays.
Every year, my beloved polling issue is about New Year’s Eve. The majority of people are shocked to learn that more Americans spend New Year’s Eve praying than drinking. Nowadays, that’s because a lot of Americans pray every time. It’s not because they’re out there just on that one moment. That’s simply a unique perspective of the world. And that should be highlighted. Again, it’s all a part of raising the American people’s voices so loudly that you ca n’t ignore it.
