Most Voters Say News Media Wants Obama to Win

Pew Research Center ^ | 10-22-2008 | Pew Research Center

[Kleebo151]

Voters overwhelmingly believe that the media wants Barack Obama to win the presidential election. By a margin of 70%-9%, Americans say most journalists want to see Obama, not John McCain, win on Nov. 4. Another 8% say journalists don't favor either candidate, and 13% say they don't know which candidate most reporters support.

In recent presidential campaigns, voters repeatedly have said they thought journalists favored the Democratic candidate over the Republican. But this year's margin is particularly wide. At this stage of the 2004 campaign, 50% of voters said most journalists wanted to see John Kerry win the election, while 22% said most journalists favored George Bush.

[Kleebo151]

Kudos to Pew for putting aside its liberal leanings and reporting the truth. Send this to any Democrats you know who repeats the "corporate media tilts right" meme.

[Unkosified]

Wow. I thought it was just me. LOL

[GoCards]

Theyll still have a job tomorrow and that sucks.

[xcamel]

Where is that “Penetrating Insights Into The Obvious” guy?

[Islander7]

Someone call Capt. Obvious!

[Bringbackthedraft]

Such a large percentage? Like, Duhhhh.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Gee, I would never have guessed.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Who is the idiot 9% that thinks the rodent media doesn’t want the False Messiah coronated ?

[avacado]

"Wow. I thought it was just me. LOL"

[Kenny]

Did you read it? It’s just a disguised hit piece on McCain/Palin and their growing negatives.

[traditional1]

Geez; only 70% say they are Liberal-biased ?

Must have over-sampled Dem's, as usual.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Another 8% say journalists don't favor either candidate, and 13% say they don't know which candidate most reporters support.

And thus we can conclude that 13% of Americans don't watch or read the news. A further 8% are either outrageous liars or have some sort of learning disability.

[HerrBlucher]

And that is why a mac victory is going to be especially sweet. Also if that large of a majority recongnizes the media bias for bambi, then their commie propaganda has much less effect.

Tar and feather the whole lot of them.

[Clintonfatigued]

If McCain actually wins, a public backlash against the MSM’s overwhelming bias may be one of the reasons.

[MNnice]

Another 8% say journalists don't favor either candidate

Those 8% are the journalists.

[Chet 99]

What’s sad is this same poll shows the media bias is working!

[hole_n_one]

I must disagree.

I have found the press to be, for the most part, fair, balanced, impartial and displaying the highest degree of professionalism.

Their inquiries have been penetrating, insightful and challenging while cloaked in a veil of unbiased objectivity.

The news organization of MSNBC has been the leader in this regard.

Now, where did I put that crack pipe at........

[realcleanguy]

Well, the Media is supported by corporate wealth, which is supported by the democrats, which is supported by taxpayers, who now have heavy taxation with no representation. Is it time to throw the tea in the harbor again? Shall we make a stand on the Lexington Green? Should we start stockpiling arms and cannons? Where is this leading to?

[padre35]

And the numbers are not even close, in 04 it 56-22, this year it is just obvious.

[PGR88]

This will be one of the great sources of media whining and hand-wringing when Obama loses.

They will ask themselves on those ridiculous panel shows “why do people view us as biased?”