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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:26 PM
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Positive view of Fox News among Democrats drops significantly.
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/14/pew-fox-democrats/

Positive view of Fox News among Democrats drops significantly.


In a new survey of how the public views the news media, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found that “partisan differences in views of Fox News have increased substantially since 2007.” Though the percentage of Republicans who view Fox News positively is virtually the same (73 percent in 2007 and 72 percent in 2009), positive views of Fox News have dropped significantly amongst Democrats from 61 percent in 2007 to 43 percent in 2009. In comparison, the view of CNN by both Republicans and Democrats is “little changed from two years ago.”
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:30 PM
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1. That's a lot of really stupid Democrats.
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:59 PM
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9. Translation = don't understand how they themselves are aligned w/many rightward aims
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LiberalAndProud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:06 PM
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10. Uninformed and isolated Democrats, I'm afraid.

My son, who is ardently pro-Obama and pro-health care reform, told me he watches the FOX news channel. I wailed his name, in the way that disappointed mothers will. He said something along the lines of "It's the only channel that tells the truth." or something?!?

I deduced that my stepson never.
never.

watches the news.

He's in a very, very
:salute: Republican :salute: area of our country.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:12 PM
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15. Hopefully this helps dispel the Brave New World-ish myth that our side is a lot smarter than theirs.
We're not. Just being on the right team doesn't make you smarter; it just makes you on the right team.
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:08 PM
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11. That's really a lot of stupid independents.
I can't believe more independents favor Faux than favor MSNBC. What we have here is a condition of stupid Americans. Sorry, but it is true.
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w4rma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 12:20 AM
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24. MSNBC's numbers are skewed from the high number of "don't knows".
Edited on Tue Sep-15-09 12:21 AM by w4rma
Indys pretty much split the difference between Repugs and Dems in the poll on MSNBC.
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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:30 PM
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2. I find it hard to believe
there were ever Democrats that had a positive view of Faux noise.
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:35 PM
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4. You took the post right off my keyboard
I've never had a positive view of faux and I doubt my unfavorables towards that organization could go any higher.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 12:37 AM
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26. Actually during Katrina they had some solid reportage
but so did everybody else. It was like they went into ... news reporting mode

Of course that was over in seventy two hours
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Last Stand Donating Member (379 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:40 PM
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6. I've had to straighten out 2 in the last 2 weeks. Unbelievable.
They actually had no idea that it was unabashed propaganda. These were not dumb people either...although one has to wonder.
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Winterblues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:56 PM
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8. I believe it is all Ben Nelson watches...
Zell Miller as well..
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:09 PM
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13. Yes, I find that very hard to believe. nt
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:33 PM
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3. WTF is wrong with Democrats?
Fox News Favorables among Dems 43%, Unfavorables 36%????

They trash the president congressional leaders and the entire party 24-7 and more Dems than not have a favorable view of them?

I just don't fucking understand this.
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NRaleighLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:35 PM
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5. Anything over 0.0001% favorable for Dems for Faux is deplorable!
Edited on Mon Sep-14-09 12:36 PM by NRaleighLiberal
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Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 12:51 PM
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7. This is stunning
Who are these 43%? Do they even watch Fox?
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:10 PM
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14. It can't be true. nt
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:09 PM
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12. Jesus Christ some people are slow to catch on. nt
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cbdo2007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:16 PM
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16. Good thing they don't poll the DU crowd. Some people here seem to watch FauxNews all day long.
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Better Today Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:22 PM
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18. Watching and "favorable" opinion are two different things.
I don't have cable so I don't watch any of them.
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lib_wit_it Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:26 PM
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19. Know they enemy, fool. Or is that why you're here?
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tosh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:17 PM
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17. I am appalled that there was any room for a drop.
:eyes:
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Control-Z Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 01:42 PM
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20. 61% of democrats had positive view
of FOX? Is that even possible? I'm sorry, I find that very hard to believe.
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w4rma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 12:22 AM
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25. Back in 2007. Yup. It's true. Democrats have to communicate with one another better. (nt)
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samsingh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-14-09 02:06 PM
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21. that's a lot of stupid democrats who still have a favorable view of fox
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DCKit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 12:14 AM
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22. Anyone else think maybe they didn't differentiate between "Faux" and local Fox affiliates?
My local Fox station (D.C.) bears no resemblance to Faux Snooze and the a.m. news crew is a hoot.

Either the poll is completely bogus or intentionally flawed - and completely bogus as a result.
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Libertas1776 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 12:17 AM
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23. When, in the sam hill, was it ever...
POSITIVE?!!!!!!!!!!
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mamaleah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 01:03 AM
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27. This just in: Water is still wet.
Did any Democrat ever have a positive view of Fox news?
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olddixiedem Donating Member (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 01:17 AM
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28. Agreed, and we have to focus on the issues!
Agreed, and we have to focus on the issues!
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ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 01:18 AM
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29. REALLY??? It's STILL at 43%? It WAS at 61%?
I have a hard time imagining that to be true.

I was about to ask how you can get lower than 0%.
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