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When polls are used to sway opinion rather than reflect it

Dated: September 12, 2017 by Sharyl Attkisson Leave a Comment

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As Americans debate the necessity of a border wall โ€” or lack thereof โ€” itโ€™s not surprising if theyโ€™re confused. President Trump hasnโ€™t always been exacting and consistent in expressing his vision. Yet a lot of confusion is being caused by media reports.

Take the polls.

Reporting on polls typically implies America is soundly against a border wall. โ€œSorry, Donald: Pew Poll Finds Large Majority Oppose Border Wall,โ€ Mediaite wrote in April 2016, reporting on the results of a Pew Research poll.

Last February, Pew reported similar findings: 62 percent of Americans oppose building a wall. Only 35 percent support it.

But are we telling the whole story?

First, itโ€™s worth looking at what Pew asked: โ€œAll in all, would you favor or oppose building a wall along the entire border with Mexico?โ€ To me, itโ€™s a confusing question. After all, there already is a wall or fencing along approximately 700 miles of the southern border. It might make more sense to ask, โ€œWould you favor or oppose building a wall along the remaining, unwalled portion of the border with Mexico?โ€

Second, why ask about something thatโ€™s not under consideration: a wall along the โ€œentireโ€ border? If you think President Trump favors such a thing, that, too, might be blamed on confused reporting...

...Read the rest of my article in The Hill here:

http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/350217-americans-support-a-border-wall-more-than-the-media-wants-to-believeย 


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