A new Quinnipac poll, for whatever its worth ( and no one really knows) shows that in head to head match ups against Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders beats Trump by a wider margin than Clinton.
But even though the poll shows Sanders a more popular candidate nationwide
against Trump than Clinton, Sanders is a virtual non-entity to the news media
compared to Trump showing again just how professionally and morally bankrupt the
overwhelming majority of those who currently work in journalism at all
levels really are.
The Intercept ( the news organization started by Glenn Greenwald of Edward
Snowden fame) ran a Nexis report on news media mentions and headlines over the
last 30 days comparing Trump to Sanders. There were 20 hits for Sanders 690 for
Trump.
Following Trumps statement about a temporary ban on Muslim immigration ( keeping in mind that Trump is still one of 12 Republican candidates and
nothing he says has any force of actual policy) the Nexis comparison of Trump
headlines to Sanders was 100-5.
Comparisons made using only the New York Times and Washington Post
revealed that Trump had 145 headlines and Sanders 22. In the Washington Post the
headline mentions were 64 for Sanders, Trump 535.
In addition to the Quinnipac poll, an analysis of a recent NBC/Washington Post poll made by The Intercept showed Sanders had more national support ( subtracting those identifying themselves as strictly GOP or Democratic voters) than Trump, 16%-11%
If anyone still has any doubt about what drives the national news media
from their completely dishonest, slanted and destructive Ferguson coverage a year ago to national policy and presidential politics, none of which ever has anything to do with presenting truth or facts but pandering for ratings
and profits, the Intercept reported that Les Moonves, the CEO of CBS at a
recent CBS investor presentation on CBS' bottom line cheered " Go Donald. Keep
getting out there !"
He wasn't supporting Trump as a candidate just a gold mine.
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