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Cornish Shrinks a 16-Pt. Iowa Polling Miss, Pads GOP's Trouble With Dem Seats
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 10/05/2026 7:43:54 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

On Monday's CNN This Morning, host Audie Cornish pulled two pro-Democrat tricks. First, she tried to minimize the history of a pollster showing Trump losing Iowa to Kamala, but then going on to win by double digits.

Second, she tried to passively lump in possible Democratic Party losses in with possible Republican ones.

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KEYWORDS: 2024presidential; 2026senate; annselzer; donaldtrump

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1 posted on 10/05/2026 7:43:54 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Pre-election Iowa poll: Harris +3. Actual result: Trump +13.

Watch CNN’s AudieCornish shrink the resulting 16-point polling disaster down to “it didn’t turn out to be the case.”

Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.


2 posted on 10/05/2026 7:45:09 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Please ping or FReepmail me to be added to the Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
CNN's DNC Shill Audie Cornish? Yeah, nothin' fake about this.

3 posted on 10/05/2026 7:49:59 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills and jihadists anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Cynical Publius
@CynicalPublius

Please ask yourself two questions:

1. When was the last time that pre-election media were predicting huge Democrat losses?

2. When was the last time that pre-election media were NOT predicting huge Republican losses?

Since the pattern is obvious, why do you let it be repeated in your own mind?

This is war. Information war. Fear is the mind killer.

5:34 PM ยท Sep 26, 2026 390.5K Views

https://x.com/CynicalPublius/status/2103961369985040607


4 posted on 10/05/2026 7:52:28 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

It’s part of my religion (right wing Jew) to never watch CNN.


5 posted on 10/05/2026 7:53:28 AM PDT by Signalman (When your enemy is digging himself a hole, don't take away his shovel.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

How long is this bum call going to be milked?

Fox has Turek up by 2%, Rasmussen (very reliably conservative) has Turek up 4%.

NY Times/Sienna had Hinson up 1%.

I think that not having Biden or Harris as a punching bag weakens Republican prospects, plus the fact that the farm belt has suffered collateral damage from the tariff and Iran wars.


6 posted on 10/05/2026 8:03:32 AM PDT by Miami Rebel (RE)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I listen to pundits calling Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register poll the “gold standard” of polling. BS. The Register poll consistently came 5 to 9 points short of republican strength for decades. Like most pollsters, it’s there to create narrative more than revealing reality. If it reveals anything it’s the sad state of journalism. Ironically, it all came back to bite Iowa democrats becoming a major contributor to the loss of first in the Nation caucuses.


7 posted on 10/05/2026 8:44:49 AM PDT by Paraclete
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To: SunkenCiv

She’s a member of the Trained Women’s Assault Team. Look out!


8 posted on 10/05/2026 8:48:12 AM PDT by sauropod ("They eventually succomb to the dollar" - President Donald J. Trump Ne supra crepidam)
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To: sauropod
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9 posted on 10/05/2026 8:49:26 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills and jihadists anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
On Monday's CNN This Morning, host Audie Cornish pulled two pro-Democrat tricks. First, she tried to minimize the history of a pollster showing Trump losing Iowa to Kamala, but then going on to win by double digits.

CNN sucks.

10 posted on 10/05/2026 10:07:23 AM PDT by GOPJ (Whatever Soros and Iran are paying Mika & Joe and her suck-ups, double it. Toyko Rose is blushing.)
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