Trumpers want all the polls to show them ahead or close

[senseandsensibility]

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 #$%%?

[no_hypocrisy]

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.

[at140]

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

[RockRaven]

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.

[RKP5637]

4. It's all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$'s. They don't give a damn about the people, the country

or its future as long as they can make money off of lies, distortions and hatred.

[ananda]

5. Exactly!

!!!

[live love laugh]

6. Because (a) they're not journalists and (b) the ROM

*Republican Owned Media pays them to read that garbage.