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RealClearPolitics

RealClearPolitics (RCP) is an American conservative political news website and polling data aggregator. It was founded in 2000 by former options trader John McIntyre and former advertising agency account executive Tom Bevan. It features selected political news stories and op-eds from various news publications in addition to commentary and original…

Politics, Political orientation & Political poll averaging

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Owner
RealClearInvestors and Crest Media
Available in
English
Commercial
Yes
Created by
John McIntyre, Tom Bevan
Current status
Online
Employees
70

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Establishment

Political orientation

Franchise

Political poll averaging

Public opinion polling

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RealClearPolitics

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples112
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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RealClearPolitics

Top relations

related to 2000 to 2017 · 16
RealClearPolitics → Bevan, BuzzFeed's, By, In, It, Its, Jim VandeHei, McIntyre, Politico's, Princeton Alumni Weekly, The, The Chicago Sun-Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, This, Time
related to Franchise · 16
RealClearPolitics → August, Crest Media, Forbes Media LLC, Forbes's, In, November, October, On May, RealClearDefense, RealClearHistory, RealClearInvestors, RealClearMarkets, RealClearReligion, RealClearScience, RealClearSports, RealClearWorld
related to 2017 onward · 15
RealClearPolitics → Cannon, Carl Cannon, Clinton, Donald Trump, Election Day, Hillary Clinton, In, In November, RCP, RCP's, Real Clear, Real Clear Politics, Several, The New York Times, Trump
related to 2016 · 13
RealClearPolitics → Clinton, Clinton's, Donald Trump, Electoral College, Hillary Clinton, However, Its, Michigan, Pennsylvania, RCP, RCP's, Trump, Wisconsin
related to 2020 · 13
RealClearPolitics → Biden, Florida, Georgia, In, Joe Biden, Michigan, Pennsylvania, RCP, RCP's, The, Trump, Trump's, Wisconsin
related to Political poll averaging · 12
RealClearPolitics → Ben Smith, BuzzFeed, Dow Jones, FiveThirtyEight, In, McIntyre, Nate Silver, RCP, Republicans, Senator John McCain, Their, They
related to Establishment · 10
RealClearPolitics → Bevan, Both, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Electoral College, It, McIntyre, Princeton, The, They, When
related to 2024 · 4
RealClearPolitics → Donald Trump, Michigan, This, Wisconsin
Available in · 1
RealClearPolitics → English
Commercial · 1
RealClearPolitics → Yes

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polling political trump rcp conservative site launched media news polls new york times cannon bevan presidential mcintyre average electoral votes

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RealClearPoliticsAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
RealClearPoliticsCommercialYes1.00infobox
RealClearPoliticsCreated byJohn McIntyre, Tom Bevan1.00infobox
RealClearPoliticsCurrent statusOnline1.00infobox
RealClearPoliticsEmployees701.00infobox
RealClearPoliticsKey peopleTom Bevan (Publisher) Carl M. Cannon (Executive Editor)1.00infobox
RealClearPoliticsLaunchedFebruary 3, 2000; 26 years ago (2000-02-03)1.00infobox
RealClearPoliticsOwnerRealClearInvestors and Crest Media1.00infobox
RealClearPoliticsRegistrationOptional1.00infobox
RealClearPoliticsType of siteNews aggregator, political commentary1.00infobox
RealClearPoliticsURLrealclearpolitics.com1.00infobox
Politico's executive editor Jim VandeHeiinstance ofThe site's utility was recognized by figures0.80text

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