Politico very excited that single women don't approve of the GOP
Many accuse Politico of being a corrupt leftwing activist outfit, masquerading as a non partisan news company.
So last night I checked out their website, and Twitter feed, to see what all the fuss was about.
And Politico did not disappoint.
The big buzz coming from Politico yesterday (into the evening) had nothing to do with the latest news on Lois Lerner's Blackberry being scrubbed by the IRS, or the news about the ISIS War debate, or the NY Times report claiming Obama will sidestep Congress, once again.
Nope. The Politico journalists were breathlessly reporting about a GOP-sponsored poll that found, wait for it, single females (i.e. liberals) do not really like the GOP.
Yep. That was the big "exclusive" that the non-partisan Politico was running with.
Here's the Politico home page. (Notice the five non-smiling white guys. Just for the impact, you know.)
But that's nothing. A visit to their Twitter feed was absolutely stunning, even for a liberal-leaning media company. Usually they pretend to be not so in the tank.
Politico published a total of fifteen tweets in a 3 hour period. And six (40%) of the tweets were the same "exclusive" poll story - of course written with a different twist each time (to avoid spam).
You think Politico wanted this "exclusive poll's" headline to get noticed by their 795 thousand followers?
Even the Politico staff jumped in with tweets of their own.
Laura McGann is a managing editor. No, really.
Bad sign when GOP's own poll finds women believe party is "stuck in the past." http://t.co/ZHiLN502RJ (scoop @JakeSherman @apalmerdc)— Laura McGann (@lkmcgann) August 27, 2014
"I've never heard my friends lament their taxes." http://t.co/shIgCxrLZW @AP story matches up with http://t.co/DLMOkN2p3n— Laura McGann (@lkmcgann) August 27, 2014
The strategically placed quotes from Ms McGann are so you understand how bad the GOP is viewed, I assume.
So how does the blaring headline and spam-worthy tweets match up to the reality of the findings?
Um, married woman prefer Republicans by a whopping 10 points.
Wait. What?
Married women prefer a Republican over a Democrat, 48 percent to 38 percent.
“Just like a gender gap exists, a marriage gap also exists,” Conston said. “While young unmarried women have always skewed liberal, the polling found married women across the country are far more likely to be conservative and are receptive to center-right policies.”
And all woman, both single and married, prefer Republicans over Democrats when it comes to the important fiscal matters.
The GOP holds a 3 percent advantage over Democrats when female voters are asked who has “good ideas to grow the economy and create jobs,” and the same advantage on who is “fiscally responsible and can be trusted with our tax dollars.”
The bottomline is this. Women, who have always voted for Democrats (just like men vote Republican), prefer Republicans when it comes to "job creation." While Democrats are the choice when it comes to abortion and birth control.
Hmm. What do you think will be the more important issue during the upcoming mid terms - birth control or job creation, abortion or taxes? And which demo is more likely to vote in the mid terms, single females or married woman?
This story, and its accompanying narrative creation, is a perfect example of media corruption.