2016 Postmortem

MrWendel

(1,881 posts) Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:56 AM Dec 2015

Sanders Supporters Hijack Fox News User Poll, Give Bernie 41% of Total Vote

http://www.mediaite.com/online/sanders-supporters-hijack-fox-news-user-poll-give-bernie-41-of-total-vote/

Fox Nation, the official user-generated content arm of the Fox News digital media wing, brands itself with “America’s Talking – All Opinions Welcome”. I’m not quite so sure that Democratic-Socialism fits one of those highly touted “welcome” opinions in the largely conservative landscape of Fox, but don’t tell that to the thousands of Bernie Sanders supporters who hijacked an online Fox poll asking users to identify their candidate of choice for the 2016 election.

Fox brands these online questions in the “You Decide” section as “Unofficial polls based on user votes,” and to be fair, this particular online question leaves out much of the crowded 2016 field. In fact, only five Republican candidates and two Democrats make the cut for users to vote on.

However, out of 38,174 votes by the time of this article being published, it would appear as if those Feeling the Bern’ are letting their voices be heard loud and clear to the Fox Nation audience.

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This is pretty funny, but is very telling about the HUGE margins of wins of online voting he's getting for debates.

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Sanders Supporters Hijack Fox News User Poll, Give Bernie 41% of Total Vote (Original Post) MrWendel Dec 2015 OP

heh. as long as Fox is unhappy... tishaLA Dec 2015 #1

+1 MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #3

Not scientific, but damn funny, and very well done. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #2

LOL leftofcool Dec 2015 #4

This was fun kenfrequed Dec 2015 #5

Very telling, indeed. MADem Dec 2015 #6

Every one of them will be voting for Bernie. What was your point btw? sabrina 1 Dec 2015 #16

I say let them win the internet BainsBane Dec 2015 #17

Bernie's Flash Mob LuvLoogie Dec 2015 #7

whatever.. Cha Dec 2015 #8

And you just wanted to thank them.... daleanime Dec 2015 #9

I give props... MrWendel Dec 2015 #14

So this proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bernie will win BOTH nominations. tritsofme Dec 2015 #10

I don't think they hijacked it at all Hulk Dec 2015 #11

Hillary coming in third was a nice touch also Kentonio Dec 2015 #12

Why is is that when Sanders wins a polls, his supporters must have hacked it? Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #13

Oh stop... MrWendel Dec 2015 #15

Bullshit catnhatnh Dec 2015 #18

Uh - huh MrWendel Dec 2015 #19

Is this a Conspiracy Theory forming? libdem4life Dec 2015 #20

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)

1. heh. as long as Fox is unhappy...

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:57 AM

Dec 2015

it's all right with me.

MeNMyVolt

(1,095 posts)

3. +1

Reply to tishaLA (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:58 AM

Dec 2015

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

2. Not scientific, but damn funny, and very well done.

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:58 AM

Dec 2015

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)

4. LOL

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:58 AM

Dec 2015

kenfrequed

(7,865 posts)

5. This was fun

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:01 AM

Dec 2015

It took a bit of effort from a lot of people online passing the word around. But we managed to gather enough Sandernistas to smash Fox's stupid poll.

Of course I doubt they will ever report on the trouncing of Trump and the rest of their filthy little fascists, but it was worth all the effort. I think I saw a ton of facebook and other social media posts directing people.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

6. Very telling, indeed.

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:06 AM

Dec 2015

What happens to the clicky-clicky residents of this Potemkin Village of Virtual Reality when election day rolls around? I know Pinocchio insisted "I'm a REAL boy" but there's just no way to make a 'click' morph into a human and become a registered voter.

The Big Finish is hilarious:

These polls hardly have the legitimacy of Quinnipiac or Real Clear Politics; in fact, I wouldn’t be surprised to stumble on one that claims Ross Perot is best suited to be Commander in Chief in 2016. But they do show, at the very least, some excellent user-generated trolling by Bernie fans to clog up votes on a Fox News affiliate web page.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

16. Every one of them will be voting for Bernie. What was your point btw?

Reply to MADem (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:06 AM

Dec 2015

BainsBane

(53,035 posts)

17. I say let them win the internet

Reply to MADem (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:10 AM

Dec 2015

The rest of us can focus on the elections.

LuvLoogie

(7,014 posts)

7. Bernie's Flash Mob

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 02:30 AM

Dec 2015

The day traders of politics.

Cha

(297,323 posts)

8. whatever..

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 02:34 AM

Dec 2015

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

9. And you just wanted to thank them....

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 02:55 AM

Dec 2015

for a job well done?

MrWendel

(1,881 posts)

14. I give props...

Reply to daleanime (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:03 AM

Dec 2015

when they are deserved. Giving Conservatives fits falls under that category.

tritsofme

(17,380 posts)

10. So this proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bernie will win BOTH nominations.

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 02:55 AM

Dec 2015

Probably by acclamation.

Online polls can't be wrong!

Hulk

(6,699 posts)

11. I don't think they hijacked it at all

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 03:53 AM

Dec 2015

Fox idiots HATE HRC. It's that simple.

Kentonio

(4,377 posts)

12. Hillary coming in third was a nice touch also

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:01 AM

Dec 2015

I can only imagine the furious bile coming from Fox viewers right now.

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)

13. Why is is that when Sanders wins a polls, his supporters must have hacked it?

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:20 AM

Dec 2015

And when Clinton wins a poll, her PAC just "paid for it"? Or it used "likely voter models" to marginalise the youth vote?

Why do you insist it is impossible for Sanders to win a poll fair and square? Is it because it is practically impossible for Clinton to win one?

MrWendel

(1,881 posts)

15. Oh stop...

Reply to Betty Karlson (Reply #13)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:04 AM

Dec 2015

seriously. Take a breath. It's a fun prank. Let it be. God. lol

catnhatnh

(8,976 posts)

18. Bullshit

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:10 PM

Dec 2015

Clinton supporters refuse to believe Sanders can win anything as does Mediaite as proven by their title "Bernie Highjacks". Please note that Trump scores about 1/2 of what he polls in Republican only polls which is a good clue that the poll numbers ARE legit.

MrWendel

(1,881 posts)

19. Uh - huh

Reply to catnhatnh (Reply #18)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 01:13 PM

Dec 2015

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

20. Is this a Conspiracy Theory forming?

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 02:00 PM

Dec 2015

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