Fake News on Glorious Display: CNN Contributor Says Impeachment 'Poll Is Wrong, Just Because I Said So'

PJ Media ^ | 12/18/2019 | Michael Van Der Galien

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On Tuesday, CNN reported that its own poll showed a decrease in support for impeachment and removal. Even among Democrats, the left-wing news channel saw a 13 percentage point drop in support for the attempt to get rid of America's duly elected president. However, not everybody at CNN is willing to believe that. As CNN's Jeffrey Toobin put it yesterday: the poll has to be fake news. Why? Because he doesn’t like it!

Initially, the CNN crew admitted that support for impeachment (and removal) has "softened, a little bit?" The question mark apparently had to be added just to prevent their own hearts from breaking. Forty-five percent of Americans now support impeachment versus 47 percent who oppose it. The country is "divided," but impeachment seems to become less popular.

Most interesting, even to CNN's political director David Chalian, is the news that support for impeachment among Democrats has decreased from 90 percent to 77 percent. But, do not worry: he had an explanation for the drop in support. The November poll was taken right on the heels of the intelligence committee's hearing with all the evidence being presented to the American people. "And probably, because of how damning the evidence is" (it's not; there is actually no evidence whatsoever), Democrats probably were at their most enthused."

However, that has changed now because it's been mostly "political warfare" ever since.

What? Wait. Weren't there hearings with witnesses who were all trying to convince Americans that a) the evidence was overwhelming and b) that Trump had to be impeached?

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Jeffrey Toobin disagreed with Chalian. "I don’t believe that poll for one second, the 90 to 77%. I don’t believe it. It makes no sense that that number would change like that," Toobin said.

Chalian responded by telling Toobin that he wasn't sure what his CNN compatriot could disagree with. "I don't know what's not to believe. You call people up on the telephone and you get their information, you pump out a survey, this is what those who we polled told us.

Toobin wasn't willing to accept that explanation, however. "Life has shown us," he told Chalian, "that polls are sometimes wrong. And David, that poll is wrong. Just because I said so, okay?"

[samtheman]

That’s the way they think.

Sure enough.

Couldn’t be clearer.

[blueunicorn6]

George Soros and his backers (nations and groups hostile to The United States) must be amazed at how cheap they can buy the whores at CNN.

[Fiddlstix]

[Steely Tom]

It’s called “magical thinking.” It’s a characteristic of people who are mentally ill.

[LittleBillyInfidel]

This is the result of constantly lying to yourself. I strongly encourage that he continue doing so, because it will poison every aspect of his life and eventually destroy him.

[rhinohunter]

That poll makes total sense to me.

All it means is that 13% of rat base are at least lucid enough to recognize that Pelosi & co. have screwed the pooch on impeachment and are now helping Trump more than hurting him.

Not sure why Toobin can’t see that.

Er..... scratch that. Maybe I can.

When I said “Pelosi & co.”, Toobin himself is actually part of the “co.”. Therefore he just can’t accept his own failure in making impeachment work.