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librechik

(30,957 posts) Wed Dec 13, 2023, 10:57 AM Dec 2023

The media has been scaring the fuck out of us with scary polls

without mentioning, let alone emphasizing that

THOSE CRAPASS CURRENT POLLS ARE AMONG REPUBLICANS ONLY FOR THE PRIMARIES!

Kornacki happily blazed on for hours with vague headlines like 70% for Trump!

If you aren't paying attention you would think Trump and other Republicans are the only people running.

Thank goodness we got new general election numbers today.

Bad Form, Media! and bad information media.

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The media has been scaring the fuck out of us with scary polls (Original Post) librechik Dec 2023 OP

Polls, polls, polls... yagotme Dec 2023 #1

Polls are used for propaganda gab13by13 Dec 2023 #2

Well, yeah... rdchili96 Dec 2023 #3

I love when they report Trump rants Johonny Dec 2023 #4

When you make an allegation like that please post a link. former9thward Dec 2023 #5

yagotme

(4,136 posts)

1. Polls, polls, polls...

Reply to librechik (Original post)

Wed Dec 13, 2023, 10:59 AM

Dec 2023

Just like opinions. Everyone's got one...

gab13by13

(32,783 posts)

2. Polls are used for propaganda

Reply to librechik (Original post)

Wed Dec 13, 2023, 11:02 AM

Dec 2023

they don't scare me because I ignore them. They don't change my desire to vote in the least.

The only polls I value are exit polls.

rdchili96

(175 posts)

3. Well, yeah...

Reply to librechik (Original post)

Thu Dec 14, 2023, 10:50 PM

Dec 2023

The media keeping you scared is how they keep you addicted to them. There is a reason the media covers bad stories far more than good stories.

Johonny

(26,613 posts)

4. I love when they report Trump rants

Reply to librechik (Original post)

Thu Dec 14, 2023, 11:05 PM

Dec 2023

Without ever pointing our nothing Trump said was factually true . . . No one gets a free pass like Trump.

former9thward

(33,424 posts)

5. When you make an allegation like that please post a link.

Reply to librechik (Original post)

Thu Dec 14, 2023, 11:18 PM

Dec 2023

I have never seen a general election poll with just R voters. None of the current polls are like that.

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