For all Fox News does to help
bolster the cause of conservatism, sometimes it really does seem like it’s
nothing more than a collection of RINOs pushing forward with a NeoCon agenda.
How can you arrive at the conclusion?
Take a look at a recent poll
featuring a collection of Presidential Candidates and where they stand in terms
of favorability amongst Republicans. Conspicuously absent is Rand Paul.
Opposing Views provides us with a
breakdown on what’s happening here. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is
polling high in the 2016 Republican White House race, but Fox News continues to
exclude him from their election coverage.
Quinnipiac University released a new
poll yesterday that shows the top 10 Republican candidates for the White House
in 2016. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, former Arkansas Gov.
Mike Huckabee, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker,
are in the top-five with each earning 10 percent of respondents votes for who
they would choose in the Republican primary. Paul received 6 percent of the
votes, for a sixth place showing. In Fox News’ broadcast of the poll results,
however, Paul is clearly missing.
Here’s the screenshot of the
coverage, courtesy of Rare reports: Included in the broadcast results are those
who scored the same or lower percentages than Paul, such as Sen. Ted Cruz of
Texas with 6 percent, Donald Trump at 5 percent, New Jersey Gov. Christopher
Christie at 4 percent, and Carly Fiorina and Ohio Gov. John Kasich at 2 percent
each.
This is the second time Fox News has
“forgotten” about Paul in their primary coverage. Two weeks ago, in an in-house
poll that pitted possible 2016 Republican candidates against Democratic
contender Hillary Clinton, the news agency left Paul out of the match-up
completely.
Displayed below is Rare’s screenshot
of the Rand Paul blackout:
In the Quinnipiac poll, a Clinton
vs. Paul match-up resulted in Clinton taking the lead at 46 percent but Paul
was close with 42 percent of the votes.
Even as Fox News ignores Paul, he
has still managed to poll high against Clinton in states such as New Hampshire,
Colorado and Iowa.
One more Fox News and Paul conundrum
occurred in May, when the news agency displayed results from an NBC News/Wall
Street Journal poll. Paul had the highest percentage of four candidates in the
poll, but Fox News listed his name last, Rare reports.
The recent Quinnipiac poll also
looked at Democratic candidates, and Clinton remains in the lead with 57 percent
of the votes. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont took second place with 15 percent,
and Vice President Joe Biden third with 9 percent. IF anything Fox News is guilty of the bias
they claim themselves to be exempt from.
Rand Paul is a legitimate contender for
the Presidency. The only reason one might suspect Paul is not talked about on
Fox News is because he doesn’t align with all of their viewpoints. What do you
think is the reason? Tell us in the comments below.
Comments
Rand Paul is my choice for President. If Rand
wins, Liberals will go nuts. When in doubt, vote for the candidate Liberals
hate the most.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
No comments:
Post a Comment