2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: 12.8%. That's the margin Hillary won CA by. Remember those suspect polls that were [View all]onenote
(42,694 posts)And a great many journalists would disagree with you vehemently, especially with respect to the idea that journalists should hop to the tune dictated by a political party, or any other organization for that matter.
The rules adopted by the DNC are published for anyone to read. There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- in them that says that SDs can't endorse someone before the convention, or can't tell anyone who they endorsed. The party isn't into gag rules and neither should be the press.
But at least you've acknowledged that you are such a partisan that it influences your views of what should be reported.
If polls are conducted and they get reported and it impacts how people feel or act, so be it. That's what the dissemination of truthful information does. And there is not a single untruthful statement in the AP story.