BACKFIRE: Poll finds more than half of voters see the MAINSTREAM MEDIA as a threat to democracy

Mike | 8:26 AM on October 20, 2022

A recent New York Times-Siena College poll found that more than half of registered voters view the mainstream media as a threat to democracy.

That would be the same mainstream media that regularly accuses average Americans of being a threat to democracy for the crime of not supporting Democrats.

You have to marvel at the irony.

Nearly 60 percent see mainstream media as a threat to democracy: poll https://t.co/azEWm9dES6 pic.twitter.com/3EteY2mrk6

— The Hill (@thehill) October 20, 2022

The Hill reports:

Nearly 60 percent see mainstream media as a threat to democracy: poll

More than half of all registered voters see the mainstream media as a threat to American democracy, according to a new poll.

A New York Times-Siena College poll published Tuesday found 59 percent of voters view the media as a “major threat to democracy,” while 25 percent said the press is a “minor threat” and only 15 percent said it poses no threat.

The divide fell sharply along partisan lines, with 87 percent of voters who supported former President Trump in 2020 indicating they view the media is a major threat, while 33 percent of Biden voters during that election cycle said the same thing.

Could the numbers actually be worse?