The nature of the news misinformation problem may be changing. As consumers become more skeptical about the national news they encounter online, impostor local sites that promote ideological agendas are becoming more common. These sites exploit the relatively high trust Americans express in local news outlets — a potential vulnerability […] Read more »
Another new poll shows the extent of the overlap between Fox News and defenders of Trump
One of the features about Suffolk University polling that I appreciate the most is that it includes a question asking people which news or commentary source they trust the most. It’s a small data point but a useful one, allowing us to overlap news outlet confidence with political views. In […] Read more »
The Transformation of the Republican Party
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Jonah Goldberg – Editor-in-Chief of The Dispatch, host of The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg podcast, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, the Asness Chair in Applied Liberty at the American Enterprise Institute, and former Senior Editor of National Review magazine – […] Read more »
Mimicking Local News, a Network of Michigan Websites Pushes Politics
Despite working for Michigan State University outside Lansing, Mich., Matt Grossmann had never heard of The Lansing Sun until he stumbled across the website on his Facebook news feed earlier this month. So when he clicked on an advertised article about Michigan’s roads spending that criticized the state’s Democratic governor, […] Read more »
Behind The Fox News Poll
This week, Bret is joined by two members of the FOX News Decision Team, Chris Anderson President of Beacon Research and Daron Shaw, University Distinguished Teaching Professor at University of Texas. They discuss how FOX News conducts it’s polling, what voters can take away from recent polls and more. The […] Read more »
As Support for Trump’s Impeachment Grows, His Base Digs In Its Heels
A new survey of the country’s cultural and political landscape found that support for impeaching and removing President Trump from office is rising among most Americans, but that Republicans remain almost unanimously opposed, leaving Mr. Trump with a loyal but shrinking core of supporters. The findings, released on Monday by […] Read more »