Liberty Park Press

Liberty Park Press

  • Headlines
  • Politics
  • 2nd Amendment
  • Tech
  • Life
  • Money
  • Sports

Nat’l Poll Says Majority Thinks Media Gives Best Treatment to Harris

August 16, 2024 By Dave Workman

Looks like the establishment media is giving better treatment to Kamala Harris than Donald Trump, according to a major polling firm. (Screen snip, YouTube, ABC News)

Call it one of those “Well, DUH,” revelations.

In what is probably one of the biggest non-surprises of the campaign season, a national survey by a top polling firm shows 57 percent of likely voters believe the media has been giving Vice President Kamala Harris the best treatment while only 29 percent think former President Donald Trump is being favored.

The poll was conducted by Rasmussen Reports, which said Friday that a national telephone and online survey found 60 percent of likely voters believe most reporters try to help the candidate they want to win. That’s up from 51 percent who felt that way during the 2020 presidential campaign.

Twenty-eight percent of respondents disagree, saying they believe most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage, while 12 percent are not sure.

It’s an embarrassing number which the establishment media probably won’t shake between now and November. Harris is riding high with a big bump in popularity since replacing Joe Biden  on the Democratic ticket. It all becomes official next week during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Biden bowed out of the race when high-ranking Democrats, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, allegedly encouraged him to step aside following his disastrous performance during a Juen debate with Trump on CNN.

According to Rasmussen, the survey of 1,158 likely voters was conducted Aug. 12-14, and it has a margin of sampling error of +/- 3 percentage points.

The survey revealed that 44 percent of Democrats think most reporters try to provide balanced campaign coverage, only 16 percent of Republicans and 23 percent of Independents agree. A whopping 74 percent of Republicans, 45 percent of Democrats and 64 percent of Independents “think most reporters try to help the candidate they want to win.”

“Majorities of every political category – 65% of Republicans, 53% of Democrats and 54% of unaffiliated voters – say Harris has received the best treatment from the media so far,” Rasmussen said. “Looking ahead at the campaign, 66% of Republicans, 34% of Democrats and 50% of unaffiliated voters expect most reporters to try to help Harris. Thirty-eight percent (38%) of Democrats say most reporters will offer unbiased coverage instead, but only 14% of Republicans and 26% of unaffiliated voters agree.”

By gender, 64 percent of men and 52 percent of women in the poll think Harris has received the best media treatment, “and men are also more likely to expect that most reporters will try to help Harris going forward in the campaign,” Rasmussen added.

More than twice the number of Democrats (38 percent) than Republicans (14 percent) think most reporters will offer “unbiased coverage” of the campaign, while 26 percent of Independents expect the press to remain unbiased.

 

Facebook Comments

Filed Under: Article of the Day, Headlines, News, Opinion, Politics

About Dave Workman

Dave Workman is an award-winning career journalist with an expertise in firearms and the outdoors. He is the author of several books dealing with firearms politics. He has a degree in editorial journalism from the University of Washington and is a lifelong Washington resident.

Please Subscribe

We respect your email privacy

Powered by AWeber Email Marketing

 

Featured Stories

NY Mayoral Lighting Rod Mamdani a Career Anti-Gunner

Patrick ‘Tate’ Adamiak: ‘Thanks for the Help, New Jersey!’

Rasmussen: Nation Split on Investigation of Fraud in 2020 Election

Gun Rights Groups Rip ‘Weaponized Procedural Ruling’ on Gun Taxes

Ninth Circuit Panel Allows SAF Lawsuit v. WA Atty. Gen. to Continue

CCRKBA, SAF Join Letter to Bondi Opposing Merger of ATF, DEA

Former ATF Official: ‘Adamiak Should Not Be in Prison’

The Love Boat From Hades- Changes In Latitude, Changes In Attitude

VIRAL STORIES

Don’t Look Now, But The Clock Is Ticking

Domino Bot Wows Internet

The Soviet Ghost Town Of The Arctic Expanse

These Insects Redefine “The Groove”

Colossal Pizza Slice Marks The End Of An Era

The Hardheaded And Plummeting Ratings Of Sports Television

Escaping The Madness- Where On Earth Does One Go To Avoid Bubonic Politicization?

Driving A Jet Engine Or Racing A Car? Choose Wisely

About Us

Liberty Park Press is an online information website dedicated to providing you with breaking, useful, or interesting information.

Read More

PRIVACY AND TERMS

Welcome to Libertyparkpress.com. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use:
Continue Reading…

CONTACT US

Liberty Park Press
12500 NE 10th Place
Bellevue, WA 98005

Copyright © 2025 · Liberty Park Press Inc · all rights reserved · Log in