RealClearPolitics is a Chicago-base political news aggregator, polling data aggregator, and blog founded in 2000 by former options trader John McIntyre and former advertising agency account executive Tom Bevan "for people like us...people who live and breathe politics and the major issues of the day." Every day the site aggregates a wide range of columns and news stories from across the Internet as well as the most recent poll data, election related transcripts and videos. The site also compiles averages of major political polls on various elections throughout the United States to give a broader view of the race.