Fox News reprimands Sean Hannity: Stop citing bullsh*t online polls claiming Trump won debate

[UCmeNdc]

Fox News has reportedly banned network personalities like Sean Hannity from citing unscientific online polls as proof the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won Monday night’s debate with Hillary Clinton.

Just hours after the debate at Hofstra University, Hannity rattled off a list of online polls as evidence that Trump had bested Clinton.

“I’ll give you the list of polls,” Hannity said. “Time Magazine, Drudge report, CNBC, The Hill, CBS.”

“The only one that has Hillary winning is CNN and they’re the Clinton News Network anyway,” he added. “CNN’s poll had 500 respondents… These [online] polls have thousands of respondents and CNN is the Clinton News Network.”

But Hannity wasn’t alone, at least two other Fox New personalities touted the online polls.

By Tuesday, a Fox News memo obtained by Business Insider had reprimanded Hannity and others at the network for relying on garbage polls that “do not meet our editorial standards.”

“As most of the publications themselves clearly state, the sample obviously can’t be representative of the electorate because they only reflect the views of those Internet users who have chosen to participate,” Dana Blanton, Fox’s vice president of public-opinion research, wrote. “Another problem — we know some campaigns/groups of supporters encourage people to vote in online polls and flood the results… These quickie click items do not meet our editorial standards.”

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/fox-news-reprimands-sean-hannity-stop-citing-bullsht-online-polls-claiming-trump-won-debate/

[underpants]

1. But I thought Sean Hannity was the authority in everything

The orange man said so

[Ohioblue22]

2. He should have been bombarded with calls after

Dimwit donny said to call hannity

[Foggyhill]

3. He probably was, wonder if they'll have to change his number

Wouldn't be surprised if his home line is also bombarded with cranks & Trolls
considering the massive audience the debate had (not that I condone it).

[C_U_L8R]

4. The whole rightwing is swirling around the drainpipe

They've gotten so caught up in their own bullshit and vindictiveness. They are completely without ideas. Trump spent 90minutes in front of 80 million people and all he had were lies, sniffs and interruptions. Not a single idea to make an ordinary voter's life better. So keep believing all the phony polls you want Hannity, you and your moron army of rubes and suckers are falling into the abyss of your soulless Republican agenda.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. RW Authoritarian Followers are such ignorant suckers. Claim to be "informed" but get taken often.

Hannity is a follower, not a leader.

Trump is only the biggest most obvious con they've fallen for. Before long he will also be a convict.

[jodymarie aimee]

6. Could it be FOX doesn't want the batshit voters to get complacent

and skip voting? It certainly ain't ethics from THEM...

[Thinkingabout]

7. Listening to Hannity the day after the debate one would think Trump's debate performance

Is the greatest ever. All of his listeners was cheering Trump and of course disparaging remarks about Hillary. What it really means is Hiĺary kicked his butt.

[MikeMalloyShow]

8. A liar for a liar

The poll master is a fraud after all.

Go figure...

[Mike Nelson]

9. The real news...

...FOX says the online polls "do not meet our editorial standards." Who knew FOX had any?

[Adsos Letter]

10. They have standards? n/t

[Charles Bukowski]

11. What they meant to say is that the polls

are bullshit... even by their standards.

[Wellstone ruled]

12. Here you go with a little

thing that just occurred on Bloomberg. Some so called Bloomberg Political Reporter,just used these bogus numbers on a free spot for the Con Job. Then attacked Bernie supporters for not backing Hillary,you just can not make this crap up anymore. Seems to me,most of Bernie Supporters are on the Hillary bus . Bloomberg seems to have a Pro Con Job segment everyday about 10:30 am PDT .