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MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:23 AM Jun 2016

There were reputable polls showing Hillary winning big in California,

but they were rarely reported by the media. I'm not sure if this was due to blatant bias for Bernie, or the desire to keep things a horse race. Either way our media and/or pollsters can't be trusted. These "mistakes" have been happening throughout this primary.

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metroins

(2,550 posts)
2. Ratings aka horse race
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:26 AM
Jun 2016

Same thing happened to Obama vs Romney and the same thing will happen to Clinton vs Trump.

texstad79

(115 posts)
3. Expect more of the same in the GE
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:26 AM
Jun 2016

There will be plenty of crappy polls showing a horse race that the media will cherrypick. The final margin is likely to be close to double digits and the biggest Democratic landslide since 1964.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
5. Reporting it's over does not sell advertisements. They wanted the horse race with tight finish.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:27 AM
Jun 2016

But compared to 2008, it was never that close.

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
7. Yes and I remember being infuriated that only the ones showing them 2 pts. apart were reported.
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 12:03 PM
Jun 2016

Our media is a disgrace.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
10. "candidate comfortably ahead in last state to vote in primary where winner not in doubt"
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 12:07 PM
Jun 2016

doesn't make for a lot of page views.

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