PBS, NPR Bury Their Own Poll Results on BLM, Antifa, and Confederate Statues

MRC NewsBusters ^ | 08/20/2017 | Tim Graham

[ForYourChildren]

Taxpayer-funded PBS and NPR are now in the polling business with Marist College, and like the other networks, their polls are often used to support putting heat on Republicans. On Wednesday, they announced they had found a majority of Americans were disappointed with the president’s responsive to the violence in Charlottesville. PBS then ignored their own finding that 62 percent favored leaving Confederate statues in place, while only 27 percent want them removed. NPR reported it once, and then insisted that had nothing to do with Charlottesville.

Buried in the weeds: They also asked if Americans approve or disapprove of Black Lives Matter: 50 percent disapproved, and only 33 percent approved. They even asked about approval of Antifa, but few had heard of them yet: Five percent approved, 24 percent disapproved, 18 percent said they had no opinion either way, and 53 percent were unsure. But if the results don't fit....you must omit?

Here’s how the PBS NewsHour presented the poll on Wednesday night:

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[Sooth2222]

"Clinton surges to big lead in McClatchy-Marist poll"

Unless Marist has radically changed their polling methods, I'd move the poll results about 15 (fifteen) (XV.) points in our direction.

That is, I don't think the poll results are bad for the Democrats. I think that they are devastating for the Democrats.

[snarkytart]

And this is a poll where they sampled 10% more dems than republicans so they TRIED to cook the outcome.
So whatever positive came out of the results for our side, add several points to the result.

[dirtboy]

n Wednesday, they announced they had found a majority of Americans were disappointed with the president’s responsive to the violence in Charlottesville...They even asked about approval of Antifa, but few had heard of them yet: Five percent approved, 24 percent disapproved, 18 percent said they had no opinion either way, and 53 percent were unsure.

So 53 percent had no opinion on antifa. That leads directly to opinion against Trump's response. Duh.

[Spok]

The president only spoke the truth. Now he’s being excoriated because he’s not in lock step with the leftist fascists. Nothing new here.

[Gay State Conservative]

That's an NPR poll??? Yikes! So IOW an unbiased polling firm would have found 80% of Americans wanting the statues left alone and 75% disapproval of Black Lies Matter.

[snarkytart]

Yep. The internals of this poll showed they sampled 10% more democrats than republicans.

[Steely Tom]

“A strong majority disapproved of the President’s response.”

When liberal politicians do things of which a strong majority disapproves, Caroline Kennedy gives them a Profiles in Courage award.

[edzo4]

While the mainstream media may try to hide this I have been sharing it all over social media specifically that 62% of people do not want the statues removed including 44% of democrats.

I also believe that the democrat politicians will see this poll and realize it is a losing issue and half of thier constituents disagree, it will lose momentum quickly in the media further agitating the antifa crowd to get even more vile and violent.

[shhrubbery!]

Don’t forget the Antifa swastikas they wear on their arms.

I just saw this new Leftist logo today. Or at least it's new to me.

I think it's supposed to represent a broken swastika, with a red line through it. One version I saw had "No H8" scrawled below it. (Will not post a photo here because it looks too much like the original National Socialist flag.(

This branding reminds me of the so-called "peace symbol" that became popular in the late '60s and '70s. It was originally designed for advocates of unilateral disarmament. Then it went viral as a hippie thing ... "hey, peace, man."

[GOPJ]

They also asked if Americans approve or disapprove of Black Lives Matter: 50 percent disapproved, and only 33 percent approved.

ping

[Lopeover]

Antifa are terrorists!

They are violent and attack police & others with biohazards!