There is no question that the polling done by Rasmussen Reports favors Republican Party candidates, which is a big reason why they did so poorly in the 2022 mid-term elections. They oversold Republican chances across the board. When the Fox News talking heads were so excited about the prospects of a "Red Wave," they weren't working from their own polling at Fox News (
which plays it straight with their viewership, and was mostly accurate), but they were instead, following Rasmussen Reports and Trafalgar Group.
How Our 2022 Midterm Forecasts Performed
From the 'Five Thirty Eight' article above :
- Some pollsters - such as Trafalgar group and Rasmussen Reports, which have a history of Republican-leaning polling - had a conspicuously poor year