Scott Rasmussen is editor-at-large for Ballotpedia, where he writes the Number of the Day Feature, and is a host for the podcast entitled "Just the Polls," a podcast series from Just the News.
27 Facts About Scott Rasmussen
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Scott Rasmussen is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker, and he writes a weekly column for the Deseret News.
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Scott Rasmussen was born on Eglin Air Force Base near Valparaiso, Florida to Lois Ann and Bill Scott Rasmussen.
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Scott Rasmussen's father was from Chicago, Illinois and attended DePauw University in Indiana, where he met Scott Rasmussen's mother.
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From an early age, Scott Rasmussen was exposed to the broadcasting business through his father, who had worked for radio stations and was a communications director for the New England Whalers ice hockey team.
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Scott Rasmussen grew up spending summers in Ocean Grove, New Jersey with his grandparents.
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Scott Rasmussen got his first job at age 14 as an umbrella boy.
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Scott Rasmussen later served as an announcer for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association.
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Scott Rasmussen graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School in 1974 and was goaltender for the high school hockey team.
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Scott Rasmussen started college at the University of Connecticut, taking a class from professor Everett Ladd, a pollster and political scientist.
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Scott Rasmussen earned a bachelor's degree in history at his father's alma mater, DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, graduating in 1986, and later an executive MBA from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University.
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In 1978, Scott Rasmussen partnered with his father, Bill, to form an exclusively sports-devoted 24-hour cable television network.
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Scott Rasmussen first became known for his public opinion polling work.
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In 2003, Scott Rasmussen founded Scott Rasmussen Reports, LLC, a US-based public opinion polling company, to track consumer confidence, investor confidence, and presidential approval.
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Scott Rasmussen Reports has been called "one of the most consistently interesting polling and analytics companies," generating a daily cycle of news reports based on original survey results as well as political, business, economic and lifestyle content.
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In July 2013, Scott Rasmussen left his position as president of Scott Rasmussen Reports following disagreements with investors over business strategies.
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In 2010, Scott Rasmussen co-authored a book with pollster Douglas Schoen, Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System, explaining the causes of Tea Party movement's frustrations, namely excessive federal spending, high taxes, and a failure of politicians in Washington to listening to the people.
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In 2018, Scott Rasmussen authored a book entitled The Sun is Still Rising: Politics Has Failed But America Will Not.
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Scott Rasmussen's work has appeared in USA Today, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Investor's Business Daily, the Christian Science Monitor and other major publications.
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Scott Rasmussen writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column through Creators Syndicate and gives daily syndicated news updates through WOR Radio Network.
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Scott Rasmussen's columns incorporate public opinion polling data and public policy issues.
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Scott Rasmussen is regularly quoted in print and online publications, including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Los Angeles Times.
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Scott Rasmussen has independently authored several Wall Street Journal columns, including a piece on how Obama won the White House by campaigning like Ronald Reagan and an overview of the healthcare reform debate.
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In February 2018, Scott Rasmussen participated as a panelist in a televised discussion moderated by former Hewlett-Packard Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina, discussing the implications and impact of the recently enacted tax reform package.
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Scott Rasmussen has a son, Phillip "PJ," who is an accomplished jazz guitarist in the New Jersey and New York City areas.
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In March 2010, Scott Rasmussen's home was destroyed by a fire.
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Scott Rasmussen cited this experience as an inspiration for the "upbeat message" in his book, Politics Has Failed: America Will Not.