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The site's political commentary, election analysis and polling averages have been featured in many national media outlets, including ''[[The New York Times]]''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E3D9113FF934A35752C1A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print | title=THE 2006 CAMPAIGN; Election Night Viewing Includes Web's Bells and Whistles | publisher=[[The New York Times]] |date= November 7, 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-07-17}}</ref>, [[FOX News Channel]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E3D9113FF934A35752C1A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print | title=THE 2006 CAMPAIGN; Election Night Viewing Includes Web's Bells and Whistles | publisher=[[The New York Times]] |date= November 7, 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-07-17}}</ref>, [[CNN]],{{Fact|date=May 2007}} ''[[The Economist]]''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=7933598&story_id=8099785 | title=On leaving Los Angeles | publisher=[[The Economist]] |date= Nov 3rd 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-07-17}}</ref>, ''[[Investor's Business Daily]]''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=24424066&brk=1 | title=Best blogs of 2004 | publisher=[[Investor's Business Daily]] |date= 12/15/2004 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-07-17}}</ref>, and ''[[The Chicago Sun-Times]]''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/bevan/391712,CST-EDT-BEVAN18.articleprint | title=Don't count out McCain just yet | publisher=[[The Chicago Sun-Times]] |date= May 18, 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-07-17}}</ref>.
The site's political commentary, election analysis and polling averages have been featured in many national media outlets, including ''[[The New York Times]]''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E3D9113FF934A35752C1A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print | title=THE 2006 CAMPAIGN; Election Night Viewing Includes Web's Bells and Whistles | publisher=[[The New York Times]] |date= November 7, 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-07-17}}</ref>, [[FOX News Channel]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E3D9113FF934A35752C1A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print | title=THE 2006 CAMPAIGN; Election Night Viewing Includes Web's Bells and Whistles | publisher=[[The New York Times]] |date= November 7, 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-07-17}}</ref>, [[CNN]],{{Fact|date=May 2007}} ''[[The Economist]]''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=7933598&story_id=8099785 | title=On leaving Los Angeles | publisher=[[The Economist]] |date= Nov 3rd 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-07-17}}</ref>, ''[[Investor's Business Daily]]''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=24424066&brk=1 | title=Best blogs of 2004 | publisher=[[Investor's Business Daily]] |date= 12/15/2004 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-07-17}}</ref>, and ''[[The Chicago Sun-Times]]''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/bevan/391712,CST-EDT-BEVAN18.articleprint | title=Don't count out McCain just yet | publisher=[[The Chicago Sun-Times]] |date= May 18, 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-07-17}}</ref>.

In November 2007, Forbes Media took a 51% ownership stake in the site, with McIntyre and Bevan staying on to run it. <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/small-business-entrepreneurs/2007/12/12/politics-junkies-spawn-a-real-clear-success.html | title=Political Junkies Spawn a Real Clear Success | publisher=[[U.S. News and World Report]] |date= December 12, 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-03-25}}</ref>.


==Founding==
==Founding==

Revision as of 17:27, 26 March 2008

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RealClearPolitics is a Chicago-based political news aggregator and blog founded in 2000 by John McIntyre and Tom Bevan. Every day the site aggregates a wide range of columns and news stories from across the Internet.

Bevan says the website is "for people like us...people who live and breathe politics and the major issues of the day."[1]

RealClearPolitics also compiles averages of major political polls on various elections throughout the United States to give a broader view of the race.

The site's political commentary, election analysis and polling averages have been featured in many national media outlets, including The New York Times[2], FOX News Channel[3], CNN,[citation needed] The Economist[4], Investor's Business Daily[5], and The Chicago Sun-Times[6].

Founding

The website was founded in 2000 by McIntyre, a former options trader, and Bevan, a former advertising agency account executive.[7] Though they were both members of Princeton's class of 1991, the two never crossed paths until they were housemates in Chicago. [8]

Original Content

In addition to linking to content around the Internet, Real Clear Politics also provides it's own commentary.

Bevan and Blake Dvorak write "The Real Clear Politics Blog," which is hosted by TIME. Associate Editor Reid Wilson writes the "PoliticsNation" blog, and doctoral student Jay Cost writes the "HorseRaceBlog". Kevin Sullivan edits RealClearBlogs.

Averages As A Political Handicapping Tool

Some have questioned whether the polling averages provided on RealClearPolitics and other sites are useful political handicapping tools. [9]

Other Sites

RealClearPolitics also owns RealClearMarkets and RealClearSports. [10]

References

  1. ^ Wolinsky, Howard (2006). "Politicking pays off: Web site a must-read for political fanatics". Chicago Sun-Times: p. 55. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "THE 2006 CAMPAIGN; Election Night Viewing Includes Web's Bells and Whistles". The New York Times. November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  3. ^ "THE 2006 CAMPAIGN; Election Night Viewing Includes Web's Bells and Whistles". The New York Times. November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  4. ^ "On leaving Los Angeles". The Economist. Nov 3rd 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Best blogs of 2004". Investor's Business Daily. 12/15/2004. Retrieved 2007-07-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Don't count out McCain just yet". The Chicago Sun-Times. May 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  7. ^ Zorn, Eric (2004). "Political site polls well with election junkies". Chicago Tribune: Metro, p. 1. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  8. ^ "Two Guys + Politics = 'lean mean'". The Chicago Tribune. February 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  9. ^ "Election Handicappers Are Using Risky Tool: Mixed Poll Averages". The Wall Street Journal. February 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  10. ^ "On Web, Political Junkies Make a Real Clear Choice". New York Sun. March 10, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
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