If
you've been following the news coverage of the Cantor-Brat primary,
you've probably seen an uptick in stories about a new poll that
supposedly shows voters in Virginia's 7th district overwhelmingly want
to pass the Senate amnesty bill -- despite voting for Dave Brat, a man
who made his opposition to the bill the centerpiece of his campaign.
Please see my blog on how this poll is successfully duping some of the media, even causing Politico to report a blatant falsehood that somehow made it past the editors.
Both the poll and Politico's interpretation imply that the legislation requires enforcement before legalization when in fact the truth (as Senators Schumer and Rubio will tell you) is exactly the opposite.
The poll is worded to falsely imply (without explicitly lying) that the Senate bill is enforcement-first. But Politico actually reported that unauthorized aliens would have to wait 13 years to get legal status.
Think about how many people have been misled by that error.
The
error is likely an honest mistake born of ignorance. Nearly a year
after the Senate passed S. 744 there has been almost no acknowledgment
from the mainstream media that the bill grants legal status and work
permits before any prevention measures are put in place to ensure future
limits are observed. Low-information voters are the targets of these
polls, but the media that keeps them that way are susceptible to
manipulation as well.
Spread the word everywhere you see this poll
Polls that mislead and lie to us...dang, Go Figure!
ReplyDeleteOh, there must be some misunderstanding as the press are lily white in their coverage of everything........)
DeleteRight, they would never intentionally mislead, now would they... Have you ever heard those horrible "public service" ads on the radio that make sweeping statements like "One out of Four Children Go to Bed Hungry Every Night in America." I thought that sounded ridiculous, so I checked out where that number came from - Another poll was conducted where the question was: Does your child(ren) ever go to bed hungry? Geez, I know kids who would say they are hungry just before bedtime in a big stall tactic, and they would eat and drink all night if you let them. But the Poll did not ask any follow up question as to whether there was food in the house or something to show there is a real problem here. Don't trust - Always Verify!
ReplyDeleteRight, they would never intentionally mislead, now would they...
DeleteOf course not, whatever made you think such things......? :) The commies excel at lying, that's for sure.