Polling

Scarborough Slams CNN and Other MSM 'Trump Deniers'
By Mark Finkelstein | October 12, 2015 | 8:03 AM EDT

Says Joe Scarborough, if Jeb Bush had Donald Trump's poll numbers, the media would proclaim the race "T-K-Over." Yet rather than touting Trump's commanding lead, the liberal media speculates instead on the Donald's "exit strategy." That had Scarborough blasting CNN and other MSM outlets as "Trump deniers" on today's Morning Joe.

Why is the MSM unwilling to give Donald his due?  Scarborough suggested the media should "just admit: we hate him so much, that even when he is trouncing everybody, we loathe this vulgarian from Queens who we've never accepted into our club and screw him, we're never going to give him any sort of respect." Concluded Joe: "I call them Trump deniers."

CNN's Camerota Lobbies Huckabee on Hillary's 'No-Brainer' Gun Control Ideas
By Matthew Balan | October 5, 2015 | 3:38 PM EDT

CNN's Alisyn Camerota touted Hillary Clinton's new gun control proposals during an interview of former Governor Mike Huckabee on Monday's New Day. Camerota pointed out Mrs. Clinton's "tighten the gun show Internet sales loophole" idea, and asserted, "Isn't that one a no-brainer?" She then asked, "Shouldn't there be universal background checks, and people not be able to buy guns online? Are you comfortable with that suggestion of hers?"

CNN's Costello Defends Planned Parenthood, Cupp Calls Her Out as 'Liberal'
By Brad Wilmouth | September 30, 2015 | 11:51 PM EDT

On Wednesday's CNN Newsroom, anchor Carol Costello defended federal funding for Planned Parenthood in a segment which included conservative CNN commentator S.E. Cupp and liberal CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill supposedly for balance, but was so slanted to the left that Cupp quipped that "I love doing your show because I know I'll get to debate two liberals."

Bozell & Graham Column: Media Trust Hits An All-Time Low
By Brent Bozell | and By Tim Graham | September 29, 2015 | 11:03 PM EDT

Washington Post political reporter Chris Cillizza is one of those self-impressed Watergate babies who thinks everything the media report brings great value to society. His latest article was titled "Trust in the media is at an all-time low. That's a terrible thing for all of us."

It is?

Poll of GOP Voter Preferences Shows Trump Backers Not Racist
By Melissa Mullins | September 25, 2015 | 6:25 PM EDT

Supporters of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump are used to being criticized whether it be their own party or Democrats. One charge often hurled at them is that Trump supporters are racist.  But a new Fox news poll on the 2016 presidential election should put that claim to rest. Currently the poll finds the New York real-estate developer is still on top with 26 percent of voters, followed by retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson at 18 percent, businesswoman Carly Fiorina and Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio tied for third place.  Many voters are tired of politicians and that is why “outsider” candidates such as Trump and Carson are in the lead.  Part of Trump’s appeal is his shoot from the hip style of speaking – he’s not one to mince words.

MSNBC Panel Explodes after Rick Wilson Argues Hillary’s Running on Gender; Her Polls ‘Have Cratered’
By Curtis Houck | September 16, 2015 | 2:36 AM EDT

During the Tuesday edition of MSNBC’s All In, tempers erupted when Republican strategist Rick Wilson told fellow panelists Cornell Belcher and Jess McIntosh of EMILY’s List that Hillary Clinton is campaigning on her gender as a mother/grandmother and despite that, her poll “numbers are cratering” on honesty and trustworthiness.

CNN Panel: Hillary Has 'Big Authenticity Issue;' Should 'Watch' Trump
By Matthew Balan | September 15, 2015 | 3:14 PM EDT

Paul Begala tried to put the best spin on Hillary Clinton's sharp decline of support among women voters on Monday's Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, but even he was forced to admit, "If I were running her campaign, we would take this very seriously." Begala later added, "If I were coaching her – I'd hate to say this; she would hate this – watch Donald Trump....He talks about what he wants to talk about." The Daily Beast's Patricia Murphy gave a more blunt analysis: "These poll numbers are a disaster for Hillary Clinton."

NBC Hypes Poll Showing Liberal Catholics Say Abortion ‘Not a Sin’
By Kyle Drennen | September 2, 2015 | 10:57 AM EDT

Ahead of Pope Francis’s upcoming visit to the U.S., Wednesday’s NBC Today touted a new Pew Research Center poll finding that a minority of Catholics do not believe abortion to be a sin. Willie Geist used the Pope adjusting the process of forgiving abortion as a segue: “...the Vatican announced priests may now forgive women who’ve had abortions....The Pope isn't alone when it comes to a bit of a change of heart.” Geist proclaimed “a third of Catholics say terminating a pregnancy is not a sin.”

CNN Panel: 'Nothing' In Hillary's E-Mails 'Reeks of Illegality'
By Matthew Balan | September 1, 2015 | 4:11 PM EDT

Tuesday's New Day on CNN completely glossed over the fact that 150 out of 7,000 pages from the latest release of Hillary Clinton's e-mail from her tenure as secretary of state contained classified information. Instead, John Berman wildly claimed that "as far as I can tell, nothing in here that reeks of illegality in what we're seeing here." Alisyn Camerota wondered, "If there's no smoking gun, when does the e-mail issue go away?" Nia-Malika Henderson even asserted that "in some ways, these e-mails, kind of, help, because there's no 'there' there."

PBS's Woodruff Seems Unfazed by Incendiary Clinton Comparison of GOP to Terrorists
By Brad Wilmouth | August 29, 2015 | 11:06 PM EDT

On Friday's PBS NewsHour, during a discussion of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's sagging poll numbers, host Judy Woodruff seemed unfazed by Clinton's incendiary claim that Republicans have similar views toward women as terrorists as she cited the charge as evidence that her campaign may be bouncing back.

Woodruff's suggestion came after liberal columnist and PBS regular Mark Shields warned that it is "a real problem" and "a killer" for a Democratic candidate to have poll numbers as weak as Clinton's when it comes to whether voters view her as someone who "cares about people and the needs of someone like you." After recounting that Democrats like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama had scored highly on this measure before their electoral victories, Shields fretted over her numbers:

ABC and NBC Finally Notice Voters Call Hillary ‘Liar’; CBS Still Ignores
By Kyle Drennen | August 28, 2015 | 11:54 AM EDT

After Thursday’s network morning shows chose to ignore a finding in the latest Quinnipiac poll that voters most associate the word “liar” with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, ABC’s World News Tonight that evening and Friday’s NBC Today finally mentioned the survey. CBS continued to avoid the topic.

Big Three Censor 'Liar,' 'Dishonest' Poll Findings on Hillary; CNN Covers
By Matthew Balan | August 27, 2015 | 1:10 PM EDT

ABC, CBS, and NBC's Thursday morning newscasts all covered the latest Quinnipiac University poll showing Hillary Clinton's "lowest numbers so far this campaign," as ABC's Cecilia Vega put it on Good Morning America. However, the Big Three network shows all failed to mention how the poll also found that the first three words that come to mind when Americans think of Mrs. Clinton are "liar," "dishonest," and "untrustworthy." CNN Newsroom actually covered these words associations later in the morning.