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Rasmussen Reports Announces First-Ever Live Webinar with Scott Rasmussen

Exclusive Platinum Member Event To Include Midterm Analysis and Q&A

October 30, 2010 – Asbury Park, NJ – Nationally recognized pollster Scott Rasmussen will conduct his first-ever webinar to analyze the results of what is shaping up to be an historic Election Day. The live online event, taking place in the wake of the midterms this Wednesday, November 3rd at 1:00 p.m. (ET), will be made available to Rasmussen Reports’ Platinum members only.

Platinum Members, who subscribe to access in-depth data and analysis on RasmussenReports.com, the most-trafficked public opinion site in the country, can register here to log on and hear live post-election analysis from the company’s president, Scott Rasmussen.  Those who are not currently Platinum members can find more information about joining here.  Scott, an independent pollster for more than a decade and author of the recently-released book, Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System  has been heralded by The Wall Street Journal as “today's leading insurgent pollster" and "a key player in the contact sport of politics." Webinar participants will hear the type of political insight to that’s made him an in-demand talent on the speakers’ circuit.  He will discuss key issues that influenced voter decisions this election season along with surprise races and polling results. Participants will also have an opportunity to ask Scott questions, by email, telephone or online chat. 

“This webinar event is an exciting first for us,” said Scott Rasmussen.  “It gives us the chance to have a new, more direct level of interaction with our Platinum members in a forum that treats them as insiders, and in a format we hope they will find informative and engaging.”

This is the first in what Rasmussen plans to make a series of special events for Platinum members. The Platinum site, accessed through RasmussenReports.com, was recently upgraded with a new design and enhanced features, including in-depth poll data, trend tables, behind-the-numbers analysis, and more. The Platinum membership site, along with site advertising and sponsorships, are the sole revenue sources for the company.

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About Rasmussen Reports, LLC

Rasmussen Reports, LLC is an independent electronic media company specializing in the collection, publication and distribution of public opinion polling information. RasmussenReports.com is the most-visited public opinion site in the country, providing daily measures of consumer and investor confidence and a daily Presidential Approval Index, plus in-depth polling data on politics, business, breaking news events and lifestyle trends. The site also regularly includes commentary from some of the top political analysts in the country. As the site evolves, new features are being added, including the newly-launched Media Meter, tracking press sentiment about high profile personalities and organizations, and the State Portfolio pages, soon to be a must-read resource for local news and political race information. Rasmussen Reports' Platinum Service offers subscribers the deepest insight into poll numbers. Rasmussen data is cited in virtually every major print, broadcast and online news outlet across the country and may be found on Twitter and Facebook. An independent pollster for more than a decade, Scott Rasmussen, president and CEO of Rasmussen Reports, is a broadcast veteran and author of Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System and In Search of Self-Governance .

Rasmussen Reports is a media company specializing in the collection, publication and distribution of public opinion information.

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