Back-and-forth between Chris Cillizza and Salena Zito leaves NO DOUBT whom to trust in 2018

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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