Before the results were in last night in West Virginia’s Senate GOP primary, reporter Salena Zito tweeted that she thought Don Blankenship’s “appeal has been over reported”:
I feel like Blankenship’s appeal has been over reported.
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) May 8, 2018
CNN’s Chris Cillizza fired back instant with this take from a “smart pollster”:
Heard today from a smart pollster who had seen numbers recently that Blankenship bumped up after debate but had faded over the weekend. https://t.co/PgfmhBx9wR
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 9, 2018
But Zito shot that down right quick:
Never once saw evidence of him surging in any reporting on the ground. Never. https://t.co/YjnJmKOfhe
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) May 9, 2018
Of course, Zito was right and Blankenship came in an embarrassing third, and it wasn’t even close:
https://twitter.com/EF517_V3/status/994058738846830601
It was an MSM meme with no evidence supporting it other than an alleged "internal poll" https://t.co/DYvP98KUqT
— Larry O'Connor (@LarryOConnor) May 9, 2018
And we know whom to trust in 2018:
https://twitter.com/NolteNC/status/994266834332512256
It’s literally right in front of us:
Interesting. In plain site we see the difference between guessing and knowing. Kind of like being a real journalist and being a pundit! https://t.co/F8IR3aze3K
— Joe Butson (@JoeButson) May 9, 2018
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