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Poll: Majority says mainstream media publishes fake news

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BY JONATHAN EASLEY – 05/24/17 10:10 AM EDT

Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the mainstream press is full of fake news, a sentiment that is held by a majority of voters across the ideological spectrum.

According to data from the latest Harvard-Harris poll, which was provided exclusively to The Hill, 65 percent of voters believe there is a lot of fake news in the mainstream media.

That number includes 80 percent of Republicans, 60 percent of independents and 53 percent of Democrats. Eighty-four percent of voters said it is hard to know what news to believe online.

“Much of the media is now just another part of the partisan divide in the country with Republicans not trusting the ‘mainstream’ media and Democrats seeing them as reflecting their beliefs,” said Harvard-Harris co-director Mark Penn. “Every major institution from the presidency to the courts is now seen as operating in a partisan fashion in one direction or the other.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/334897-poll-majority-says-mainstream-media-publishes-fake-news

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Poll: Dems more likely to unfriend people due to political posts

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BY JOE CONCHA – 12/19/16 01:46 PM EST

Democratic voters are almost three times as likely to have “blocked, unfriended, or stopped following someone on social media” after Donald Trump’s victory, according to a study released Monday.

The nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI ) found 24 percent of Democrats distanced themselves from people on social media because of a political postings. Nine percent of both Republicans and independents reported doing the same to those in social media circles.

Additionally, 28 percent of liberals surveyed said they removed someone from their social media circle because of the content that person posted, compared with 8 percent of conservatives.

For moderates, 11 percent said they blocked, unfriended or unfollowed someone due to what that person posted online.

https://thehill.com/homenews/311047-poll-dems-more-likely-to-unfriend-people-due-to-political-posts

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Poll: National Anthem Protests Leading Cause For NFL Ratings Drop

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The money quote:

“You may be dismissive of the very idea that the backlash to the national anthem protests, sparked by the 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick, has played a role in the NFL’s TV ratings, which have dropped by about 12 percent year-over-year. To continue to dismiss that is to blatantly ignore legitimate data on the subject.”

Poll: National Anthem Protests Leading Cause For NFL Ratings Drop

October 27, 2016 3:42 PM

By Matt Dolloff, CBS Boston

BOSTON (CBS) — There are many reasons why the NFL’s ratings are down in 2016. You may be dismissive of the very idea that the backlash to the national anthem protests, sparked by the 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick, has played a role in the NFL’s TV ratings, which have dropped by about 12 percent year-over-year. To continue to dismiss that is to blatantly ignore legitimate data on the subject.

A fresh poll from Seton Hall surveyed 841 adults across the U.S. Each respondent was asked to identify seven separate factors as a reason for the NFL ratings drop, allowing them to answer “yes” or “no” for each of them. The leading factor, according to the poll, was the national anthem protests, which scored “yes” at a rate of 56 percent.

Other answers also scored “yes” at a high rate, including 50 percent of “yeses” for coverage of the presidential election, 47 percent for the league’s handling of domestic violence cases, 44 percent for the over-saturation of the market, 39 percent for increased interest in postseason baseball, and 33 percent for controversy over head injuries and player safety.

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/10/27/nfl-ratings-national-anthem-protests-poll/#.WBSRUeMPfGk.facebook

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Poll: Millennials desperately need to bone up on the history of communism

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Editors note: most adults seem just as clueless 

Published: Oct 17, 2016 6:00 p.m. ET

The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, citing survey results released on Monday, blames widespread ignorance for the relatively positive views millennials have toward socialism and communism.

Of the 2,300 Americans polled by YouGov, 80% of baby boomers and 91% of the elderly agree with the statement that “communism was and still is a problem” in the world today. Millennials? Only 55%.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/poll-millennials-desperately-need-to-bone-up-on-the-history-of-communism-2016-10-17

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Poll: Most Voters Don’t Think Clinton’s Nomination is Historic

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According to a new poll from Morning Consult, most voters don’t believe that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Democratic nomination—the first major party presidential nomination to likely go to a woman—is “historic.” Alyana Alfaro, PolitickerNJ Read more

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Poll: Only 29% of Whites Think Clinton Cares About Them

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Ashley Rae Goldenberg | June 1, 2016

Only 29 percent of white Americans believe Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton cares about them.

An Economist/YouGov poll conducted from May 20-23 asked2,000 American adults if they believe the leading presidential candidates care about people like them.

Asked whether Clinton “cares about people like you,” 38 percent of all respondents said she “cares” while 50 percent replied she “does not care.”

For whites, only 29 percent responded that Clinton “cares” about them, while 61 percent responded that she “does not care.”

https://www.mrctv.org/blog/poll-only-29-whites-think-clinton-cares-about-them

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Poll: Trump beats Hillary head-to-head

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September 04, 2015, 08:13 pm
By Elliot Smilowitz

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump leads Democrat Hillary Clinton head-to-head, according to a new poll released Friday.

The poll by SurveyUSA finds that matched up directly, Trump garners 45 percent to Clinton’s 40 percent.

In other head-to-head matchups, Trump beats out Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) by 44 percent to 40 percent; Vice President Joe Biden by 44 percent to 42 percent; and former Vice President Al Gore by 44 percent to 41 percent.

Trump’s surge past Clinton marks a dramatic turnaround in the polls.

A CNN/ORC sampling of national voters in late June — just days after Trump entered the race — found that 59 percent supported Clinton to 34 percent picking Trump in a head-to-head race.

The same poll taken in July saw Clinton at 57 percent to Trump at 38 percent. And a version taken in August had Clinton with 52 percent support and Trump with 43 percent.

Trump has seen his campaign’s popularity surge through the summer while Clinton’s has struggled with voter concerns over her transparency and trustworthiness as secretary of State.

The poll also found that 30 percent of respondents believe Trump will eventually be the Republican nominee, leading the field.

 

https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/252825-poll-trump-beats-hillary-head-to-head

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Poll: Republican Voters Overwhelmingly Want Members to Remove Boehner as Speaker

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Poll: Republican Voters Overwhelmingly Want Members to Remove Boehner as Speaker

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Republican voters nationwide overwhelmingly want their House representative to elect somebody other than Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker of the House, a new poll from Pat Caddell’s organization Caddell Associates shows.

A whopping 60 percent of voters who voted for Republicans in the last election either definitely or probably want their member of Congress to elect someone other than Boehner on Jan. 6, when Congress convenes, according to the poll. The voters were asked: “As you may know the new Congress will select its leaders in January. If it were up to you, would you elect John Boehner to continue as Speaker of the House or would you elect someone new?”

In response to that question, 34 percent of the GOP voters surveyed said they definitely want someone other than Boehner and 26 percent said they probably want someone other than Boehner. Only 11 percent said they definitely want to keep Boehner and an additional 15 percent said they probably want Boehner to stay. So the poll says some 60 percent of GOP voters want Boehner gone, while just 25 percent want him to stay. Fifteen percent in the poll either don’t know, or are undecided on Boehner’s future.

In addition to that condemnation of Boehner, 64 percent of the GOP voters surveyed either strongly or somewhat agree that Boehner, as Speaker of the House, has been “ineffective in opposing President Obama’s agenda.” Only 24 percent either somewhat or strongly disagree. Twelve percent didn’t know.

https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/01/02/poll-republican-voters-overwhelmingly-want-members-to-remove-boehner-as-speaker/

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Poll: New Jersey Voters Oppose Gas Tax Hike

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Poll: New Jersey Voters Oppose Gas Tax Hike

December 10, 2014 7:36 AM

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey voters want to see transit improvements like a new tunnel for trains to New York. They just don’t want to pay for it.

A new Quinnipiac University Poll out Wednesday finds 53 percent of registered voters surveyed support building a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

But 58 percent oppose hiking the gasoline tax tofinance road and mass transit improvements.

Still, the idea is more popular than it was in August when 63 percent opposed it.

New Jersey’s transportation trust fund is on the verge of bankruptcy. Lawmakers have been meeting to find asolution.

Republican Gov. Chris Christie has said all options are on the table.

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/12/10/poll-new-jersey-voters-oppose-gas-tax-hike/