24 Hours Later, Not One Mainstream Outlet Has Covered Dems' Total Collapse in Reuters Poll

PJ Media ^ | 05/22/2018 | David Steinberg

[SeekAndFind]

Reality never campaigns for Democrats.

However, judging from the total silence over Monday's Reuters/Ipsos generic ballot poll, the nation's media certainly does. How else could an objective observer explain an apparent decision by every single mainstream outlet to ignore such a clear opportunity for website traffic?

On Monday at 2:49 p.m., Thomson Reuters' Polling Editor Chris Kahn tweeted this shocker: the Democratic Party has completely lost the double-digit edge it held just weeks ago:

Say good-bye to the D-advantage in the generic ballot. Our latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that registered voters as likely to support Republicans as Democrats. @ReutersPolitics https://t.co/0ZIVVs6Zqc pic.twitter.com/rLIHL7jPRl— Chris Kahn (@Cmkahn) May 21, 2018

That all-but-certain #BlueWave the media has harped on for months is gone, along with the likelihood that the Democrats will retake the House of Representatives. Mainstream editors deemed the possible retaking of the House based on data gathered one year out from November to be worth scores of headlines. However, not one of those editors has yet reached the reasonable conclusion that the collapse of that narrative six months out from Election Day deserves any coverage whatsoever.

At the time of this writing, only Townhall's Guy Benson has remarked on Monday's bombshell.

And Monday's bombshell was apparently just a sign of things to come, which Benson has also been the first reporter to mention: Today, Reuters just announced that the GOP has taken a SIX-POINT LEAD:

Start the clock: Let's see how long it takes the nation's media to report on this remarkable development.

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Update: On Tuesday at 1:39 p.m., The Hill published a brief report on ... Monday's data.

That's correct: Tuesday's data showing the GOP taking a much larger six-point lead has been available for several hours, yet The Hill is just now publishing the old data from Monday.

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Update: Tuesday, 10:00 p.m., about 36 hours after Reuters released the data.

The Hill's brief report -- which now mentions the six-point lead -- remains the only mainstream outlet to reference the game-changing story.

[Cobra64]

Good one. 👍

[Tonytitan]

The MSM is the extension cord that thinks it’s a power plant.

You win the internet today.

[Steely Tom]

You win the internet today.

Thanks, I'm flattered!

I think it's a good metaphor, but a bit too abstract for the mass market.

[SpeedyInTexas]

Why hasn’t RCP used the latest numbers:

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/2018_generic_congressional_vote-6185.html

RCP, inquiring minds want to know?

[nobamanomore]

Why wouldn’t he be? Improving economy, blue wave turning into a puddle, Dems have terrible fundraising month after month, and have a net of 3M while RNC has $43M.

[laplata]

Why wouldn’t he be? Improving economy, blue wave turning into a puddle, Dems have terrible fundraising month after month, and have a net of 3M while RNC has $43M.

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Newt is always frank and realistic. You prove his point.

[Sa-teef]

"Why hasn’t RCP used the latest numbers:

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/2018_generic_congressional_vote-6185.html

RCP, inquiring minds want to know?"

Good question.

RealClearPolitics used to have a bit of balance between liberal and conservative news but their selection of polling has always been suspect in my opinion.

[Conserv]

AMEN

RealClearPolitics is still showing the Reuters average from 5/11-5/15

[Conserv]

I decided to ask RCP what the delay is.

I’ll let you know what they say.

I accused them of being afraid.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/contact.html

[2harddrive]

Don’t worry about the ignorant Twitter “ruling” by the so-called “Judge”. All President Trump has to do is IGNORE the so-called “Judge” and block whomever he WANTS. The so-called “Judge” has violated the separation-of-powers doctrine, and the impotent “Judge” can in no way enforce his so-called “ruling” anyway. PERIOD!

[BigEdLB]

RCP still has the previous Reuters up in their average

[Conserv]

RCP has now updated.

Says it’s dems +3

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/2018_generic_congressional_vote-6185.html

Overall average is dems +3.4

[BigEdLB]

Reuters is still wrong D’s ahead.. NOT updated

[BradyLS]

Exactly right. They want it in our heads that we’re going to win or at least do well, so maybe skip Mid-term Tuesday.

Midterms typically draw fewer but more ardent voters. We have to stay at least as positive as we were for the general to upset the cycle of the out-party gaining seats during those elections.

[Amish with an attitude]

Hard as they’ve tried, the spin hasn’t worked.