Posted on 03/21/2016 8:29:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A majority of Americans blame the media for escalating violence at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's political rallies.
In a recent poll, YouGov asked 1,000 American adults from March 14-16 their opinions on the violence occurring at Trump's campaign events.
Asked how responsible the "mainstream media" is for the "recent violence at Trump campaign events," 68 percent of those polled claimed the mainstream media bears the blame.
Of the respondents, 38 percent said the mainstream media holds "a lot" of the responsibility for the violence at the rallies, and 30 percent said the media is "a little" responsible for the violence.
The belief that the "mainstream media" is responsible for the violence is held across political lines.
In the poll, 59 percent of Democrats, 70 percent of Independents, and 77 percent of Republicans said the media is either "a lot" or "a little" to blame for the violence.
The poll also shows a majority of Americans specifically blame the violence at the Trump rallies on the "left-wing media."
In the poll, 58 percent of Americans responded the "left-wing media" is either "a lot" (33 percent) or "a little" (25 percent) to blame for the violence at the rallies.
Nearly half of Democrats (49 percent), 54 percent of Independents, and 75 percent of Republicans all blamed the "left-wing media" for the violence at Trump's rallies.
A smaller majority of Americans also blame the violence at Trump's rallies on the "right-wing media."
In the poll, 53 percent of Americans said the "right-wing media" is to blame for the violence at Trump's rallies (28 percent responded the "right-wing media" is "a lot" to blame and 25 percent responded the "right-wing media is "a little" to blame). As well, 64 percent of Democrats, 51 percent of Independents, and 45 percent of Republicans blamed the violence at Trump's rallies on the "right-wing media."
The YouGov poll was conducted via Web-based interviews. The margin of error is ± 3.8% (adjusted for weighting).
That’s pretty good ... only 32% didn’t lie in that poll.
Good.
Peasants know what the media is up to.
Media remains clueless about what the peasants are up to.
Cruz and Rubio faced with their campaigns’ demise.
I’m surprised. The people got it right.
Correct. The activists know that the media will cover them, so they put on their circus show each and every time. The large, peaceful, normal crowds that show up to see Trump are never given the same amount of coverage or attention. It is obvious to everyone.
I blame Soros, he is directing and paying for it, in my opinion.
People are waking up, there might still be hope.
When does media over the top reaction to Trump actually become incitement to riot, and even incitement to murder?
I agree!
That’s why he’s a keyword.
He IS paying for it.
That is actually a pretty impressive number given that 33% of the population are Democrats.
Trump rally instructs supporters on how to deal with protesters
Trump has brought this into people’s minds!!!! After Baltimore, Ferguson, and all their rebel rousing crap America is waking we owe this to Trump!!! He took to the megaphone and people listened!!! There is NOT another person who could have done this!!! He came out of the gate on social media and was a master at it!!!
Thank you again sir for your service, for me and my family.
We have fought hard on the “same side”. I love you sir. Our enemy is hillary or the communist that replaces her. I am convinced after Bill ( the sex maniac who defiled OUR White House) came out viciously against that moslem communist obama , that HILLARY IS GOING TO BE INDICTED OR GRANTED CLEMENCY!!! ( little willie is pissed).
I understand football and football practice. It is an all out war for POSITION. But in the tunnel, against the other team, WE ARE ONE! If you attack my brother, you attack ME! GOD BLESS The United States of AMERICA!!! Let’s get this figured out , get our helmets fastened and let’s “F”
them up.
Jacinta Gonzalez got her coverage. I say it is 69%. They never asked me.
I’m still hoping that somehow this election turns into a referendum on the media and America wises up to the damage their liberal herd mentality is causing.
Don’t blame the media!! Blame the communists like soros and ayers! and the communists in the media. YOU PEOPLE WAKE UP!! This is communism folks PURE COMMUNISM!Crush them. Stomp them in the ground liked staff Sargent US Airforce Anthony PETWAY did do that POS communist in Phoenix. We DO NOT HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS CRAP! TONY PETWAY !! TONY PETWAY!! MAY GOD BLESS THIS GREAT AMERICAN !!
Yup, Trump is showing the country everybody’s true colors.
The ‘protesters’ are the Nazis (liberalism/fascism/communism)
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