Mon Oct 31, 2022, 04:59 PM

Trumpers want all the polls to show them ahead or close

so that they can cry foul when they lose. So they've been pumping out partisan polls that show them ahead and the media has been lapping them up. Then, surprise, non partisan polls come out showing something very different. The damage is done.
Why are so many journalists willing to go along with this #$%%?

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Trumpers want all the polls to show them ahead or close (Original post)	senseandsensibility	Oct 2022	OP
Publishers go along with this charade because it sells	no_hypocrisy	Oct 2022	#1
Correct..it is all about what sells and brings revenue...nt	at140	Oct 2022	#2
And the Republican political class wants polls close so they can keep hammering the base with	RockRaven	Oct 2022	#3
It's all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$'s. They don't give a damn about the people, the country	RKP5637	Oct 2022	#4
Exactly!	ananda	Oct 2022	#5
Because (a) they're not journalists and (b) the ROM	live love laugh	Oct 2022	#6

Response to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 05:01 PM

no_hypocrisy (43,798 posts)

1. Publishers go along with this charade because it sells

advertising. Make an election like a close horse race, and they'll watch. Plus, it keeps them from having to admit they were wrong for choosing the losing candidate.

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Response to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 05:05 PM

at140 (6,097 posts)

2. Correct..it is all about what sells and brings revenue...nt

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Response to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 05:06 PM

RockRaven (13,427 posts)

3. And the Republican political class wants polls close so they can keep hammering the base with

effective pleas for money "we're in a really tight race, your donation is needed, your donation can make the difference, etc" whereas "give us money because we're totally going to lose(or win) whether or not you donate" doesn't work so well.

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Response to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 05:16 PM

RKP5637 (66,547 posts)