Posted on 08/30/2017 11:20:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A new Fox News poll released Wednesday finds that an overwhelming 69 percent of Republican voters believe the news media poses a greater threat to the United States than white supremacists.
In comparison, just 18 percent of Republicans in the poll said that white supremacy was a greater problem.
In the same poll, 70 percent of all respondents said that President Trump hates the news media more than he hates white supremacists. That number includes 83 percent of Democrats and 53 percent of Republicans.
Participants were also polled on their view of Trump's response to violence in Charlottesville, Va., earlier this month. Trump initially blamed "many sides" for the violence that resulted in one death and dozens of injuries.
The responses were split among party lines, with 72 percent of Republicans approving of Trump's response to the violence, while 91 percent of Democrats disapproved.
Similar divisions exist over whether voters believe the president respects minorities: Eighty-two percent of Republicans said he does, while 92 percent of Democrats said he doesn't.
The poll also found less support for taking down Confederate monuments. Just fifty-three percent of Democrats said Confederate monuments should be taken down after the violence, while 87 percent of Republicans said they should stay up.
The Fox News poll was conducted by two polling firms, Democratic firm Anderson Robbins Research and Republican polling group Shaw & Company Research. It surveyed 1,006 registered voters on landline and cellphones from August 27-29, and carries a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points.
Eventually...some poll will ask if you trust your local Channel 9 news more than the national guys with ABC, CBS, or CNN...that result will shock a lot of people.
When have white supremacists ever been a real threat? It’s just as fake a one as Russians and Reptilians.
Never ending, Anything but the truth. It’s the only thing that keeps them alive. Time to throw a bucket of water on them.
Two words: Anti Trust. This existing law was made by collectivists as a way to attack capitalism which is why freedom loving Constitutional Conservatives are hesitant to use it. Since these organizations now see fit to use their monopoly status to enforce the collectivist narrative I say give them a taste of their own medicine and bust them up.
DUH!
Actually, white supremacists pose no threat to the nation. They may, in fact, be its savior.
Greatest threat to US?
Media/’Rat Party/GOP Complex.
Lol
How true
Since there are now more “independents” than either Democrats or Republicans, failing to report the results for that group makes the poll essentially worthless.
In my entire (long) life I once met one white supremacist who tried to pitch their views to me—once—many years ago.
The news media pitches their lies on the air on channel after channel 24-7—today, tomorrow, yesterday, five years ago, five years from now—all the way back to Operation Mockingbird when I was but a tiny child.
This is Captain Obvious time.
Now this is one poll I can believe.
Seriously, when have you ever met a KKK member or any other "white supremacist"???? When in your life time have you seen the losers be violent? Their party's violent faction is picking normal people out and beating them up on the streets because they do not look like them or share their thug views.
White supremacist are a threat?
Bwawawawawawawwa!
The Left has long held that racism was “prejudice plus power”, that blacks cannot be racist because they have no power (never mind the Obama years).
What power do the white supremacists have? By the Left’s own theories, they cannot be racist. Tell a Dem that and watch his head explode.
Assuming that you’re serious and that you’re defining “white supremacists” as those who actually believe that the pure Caucasian race is superior over all others, how could they possibly save the nation?
- There are only about 17 total in the whole nation.
- Given their belief, their IQs must average sub-80s.
- Given their belief, they are not truly Christian.
Only Christianity, with free market capitalism, rule of law, and probably federalism will ultimately save this nation.
I think so. I think the news media are as narrow and as bigoted as most other bigots, including the fringe bigots in the Klan.
Oh, but the fake news media has more money, distribution, and influence.
Our politicians and news media constitute a fat greater threat to our nation than any dozen foreign enemy.
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