2016 Postmortem

molova

(543 posts) Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:53 PM Aug 2016

Warning about the "UPI/CVoter" poll (Owned by a right-wing nut)

There is a tracking poll pretending to show Donald Trump ahead of Hillary Clinton by 1% nationally. Link
It has to be noted that this poll is owned by the same corporation that owns the right-wing Washignton Times newspaper, whose chairman is right-wing nut Preston Moon, son of the right-wing nut Sun Myung Moon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_World_Communications

Right-wing sites often tout this poll as proof that Trump is doing well against Clinton.

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Warning about the "UPI/CVoter" poll (Owned by a right-wing nut) (Original Post) molova Aug 2016 OP

UPI - owned by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon franchise....say no more! MADem Aug 2016 #1

UPI used to be equal to AP bmpbmp Aug 2016 #2

The Washington Times is only published electronically. They stopped FSogol Aug 2016 #6

Probably because no one was buying it. Last time I saw a print copy of that rag was MADem Aug 2016 #7

Their printing got down to 2000 copies per day that they gave out outside FSogol Aug 2016 #8

I think a lot of them were distributed at the Pentagon ... MADem Aug 2016 #9

This is a self-selection poll. Therefore useless. Doodley Aug 2016 #3

It has a black box... DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2016 #10

if it helps keep tRump in the race and the tRumpkins showing up for his rallies, fantastic! 0rganism Aug 2016 #4

The Moony Poll. Lint Head Aug 2016 #5

Thanks Benney_S Sep 2016 #11

MADem

(135,425 posts)

1. UPI - owned by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon franchise....say no more!

Reply to molova (Original post)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:57 PM

Aug 2016

Helen Thomas quit them because they were "too loony" for her.

UPI used to be respected in the fifties and sixties....kinda like the Wall Street Journal, which was conservative but not insane, before Murdoch bought it.

The brand has been irretrievably besmirched by that Moonie stink. The WASHINGTON TIMES, their garbage paper, is unsuitable even as bird cage lining!

bmpbmp

(310 posts)

2. UPI used to be equal to AP

Reply to MADem (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:10 PM

Aug 2016

Man, how they have fallen. Sad.

FSogol

(45,628 posts)

6. The Washington Times is only published electronically. They stopped

Reply to MADem (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:34 PM

Aug 2016

their print edition which makes it even more unsuitable as bird cage lining.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

7. Probably because no one was buying it. Last time I saw a print copy of that rag was

Reply to FSogol (Reply #6)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:03 PM

Aug 2016

at least fifteen years ago, come to think of it...!!

FSogol

(45,628 posts)

8. Their printing got down to 2000 copies per day that they gave out outside

Reply to MADem (Reply #7)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:24 PM

Aug 2016

their building.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

9. I think a lot of them were distributed at the Pentagon ...

Reply to FSogol (Reply #8)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:38 PM

Aug 2016

Doodley

(9,205 posts)

3. This is a self-selection poll. Therefore useless.

Reply to molova (Original post)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:24 PM

Aug 2016

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,719 posts)

10. It has a black box...

Reply to Doodley (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:57 PM

Aug 2016

There are no cross tabs which is the sine qua non of any legitimate poll.

0rganism

(24,015 posts)

4. if it helps keep tRump in the race and the tRumpkins showing up for his rallies, fantastic!

Reply to molova (Original post)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:28 PM

Aug 2016

seriously, if tRump doesn't get a chance to think he's winning, or at least keeping it close, he might just drop the whole thing and go back to his usual fraudulent activities. we need him to stay in the race, to hasten the collapse of the Republican party.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

5. The Moony Poll.

Reply to molova (Original post)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:02 PM

Aug 2016

Benney_S

(3 posts)

11. Thanks

Reply to molova (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 02:59 AM

Sep 2016

I ended up on the UPI site and it seemed to be full of right wing nut jobs - now I understand why

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