Remember this story we told you about in October where MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff conducted man-on-the-street interviews with UC Irvine students only to find that none of them were interested in voting? ICYMI, here’s that report again:
Shocking.
Watch what happened when I asked a bus stop full of CA students if they'd vote in their *key* midterm district.
Bueller?
While Trump's latest fire drill is underway, here's something else to think about: why young Americans don't vote.
More: https://t.co/2VHT1KOdNG pic.twitter.com/v4mJJmsER4
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) October 9, 2018
Well, it seems that Jacob’s earlier report was total BS, and that’s according to his own reporting today:
Almost a month after I was first here and got those blank stares, looks like turnout is high at @UCIrvine in #CA45 after all. pic.twitter.com/IAD0b4JY97
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) November 6, 2018
Jacob should have listened to his critics back in October:
Exactly! I'm the same age as these people and I would have just ignored the guy with the camera yelling. It's weird, and I just want to live my life! And I AM voting!
— sarah! (@seh221) October 9, 2018
as a current student at UC Irvine, I’d like to say that this ONE bus stop isn’t an accurate representation of this campus at all; plenty kids here are woke & do know the importance of voting—there are also people everywhere on campus ready to help you register & inform you pic.twitter.com/a1kXm096od
— ˗ˏˋhannah ˎˊ˗ (@HannahDayrit) October 9, 2018
Now, we get that MSNBC does these interviews because it fills time, but it’s not a good look for them when they accidentally prove that they’re totally worthless:
Remember when @jacobsoboroff
asked UC Irvine students if they were voting, only to receive blank stares?Maybe the kids are alright after all: https://t.co/xlTGb2QiYo https://t.co/aVNKdZsPlY
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 6, 2018
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 10, 2018
MSNBC's Andrew Gillum GRAPHICS FAIL exposes the network's liberal bias #ElectionDay #Midterms2018 https://t.co/ny12NqXQ1a
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 6, 2018
AWFUL: MSNBC reporter apologizes after getting caught blocking handicapped parking space for her live shot https://t.co/IjA9vhaTaA
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 5, 2018
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