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Poll: Few minds are being changed about 2020

Most people have not changed their mind regarding who they might vote for in 2020.

That's according to the latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com.

Ninety-six percent (96%) of those who answered indicated they haven't been swayed one way or another in recent weeks.

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I have changed my minding recent weeks on who I might vote for in 2020.

3% True

96% False

1% Unsure

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Assange fighting extradition to U.S.

The following is an excerpt from a Time magazine article.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to appear in court as he fights extradition to the United States on charges of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer.

The 48-year-old Australian is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for a case management hearing. Former Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed an order in June allowing Assange to be extradited.

U.S. authorities accuse Assange of scheming with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to break a password for a classified government computer.

The case is expected to take months to resolve, with each side able to make several appeals of rulings. (Continued...)

Read the rest of the article by clicking the link below.

https://time.com/5705893/julian-assange-wikileaks-extradition-hearing/

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Enthusiasm for 2020 campaign: High

Our latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com finds widespread enthusiasm when it comes to voting in Campaign 2020.

Ninety-three percent (93%) of those who responded described their enthusiasm to vote as "high."

Only 5% described their enthusiasm as "low" or "nonexistent."

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My enthusiasm to vote in 2020 election is:

93% High

2% Low

3% Nonexistent

1% Hard to say

<1% What election?

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Border control without the feds, big money or high tech

Sunset on the border in Cochise County, Arizona

Nearly every move President Trump has tried to make to tighten up the southern U.S. border has been met with opposition and legal challenges.

So some border towns have been left to find their own way to protect their communities. And it turns out necessity is the mother of invention!

During my most recent reporting trip to the border, I found an Arizona County that recently devised and deployed an inexpensive, simple system to stop drug traffic. Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels says it's been so effective that it's nearly shut down drug trafficking in notorious hot spots.

The secret is a system of motion detecting game cameras. How could that make such a difference?

Cochise County, Arizona Sheriff Mark Dannels with Full Measure

We'll explain in our cover story investigation on Sunday's Full Measure.

I also have a very timely interview with Howie Kurtz, Fox News media critic and author of the book "Media Madness." He'll dig into the psychology and pathology behind media mistakes and bias in the era of Trump.

And we'll bring you a fascinating report by Scott Thuman on the U.S. effort to destroy our last stockpiles of chemical weapons of mass destruction. It's a time consuming and dangerous process that few outsiders have seen.

We hope you'll check us out!

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Report: NBC hired "Wikipedia Whitewasher" in Matt Lauer case

The following is a news analysis.

There's a new article that echoes the reporting I've done on the co-opting, bias and agenda editing that has become rampant at the world's most popular encyclopedia: Wikipedia.

According to the report in Hollywood Reporter, NBC hired a "Wikipedia Whitewasher" to handle Matt Lauer's biography page and make it look cleaner than it otherwise might.

According to the article, which reports on a new book by Ronan Farrow:

Farrow asserts that NBC used other methods to sanitize and neutralize reporting about Lauer's behavior, including employing a Wikipedia whitewasher to 'unbraid references to Oppenheim, Weinstein and Lauer' after the allegations became public. When the network hired as a paid contributor an outside reporter who made investigative calls to women who worked with Lauer, one woman who had received those calls texted Farrow: 'Coverup.' Farrow doesn't identify the reporter. 'There are several striking examples of the way in which that routine corporate practice of covering up and paying out to get rid of allegations of misconduct rather than addressing them or removing the people involved intersected with my [Weinstein] reporting in a very direct way,' Farrow says. 'That is not an appropriate corporate practice when you are a news outlet.'

The Hollywood Reporter

I recently sat down to talk with the co-founder of Wikipedia, Larry Sanger, who parted ways with the project over its biases and other problems. You can watch that interview by clicking here.

Sanger and others have started a modern online encyclopedia that they hope will solve some of the nagging problems Wikipedia has experienced. It's called Everipedia.

If you're interested, you can listen to my podcast on "The Weaponization of Wikipedia" and read some of my previous reporting on the topic.

Read a related article about NBC's alleged Wikipedia Whitewashing in Newsweek by clicking the link below:

https://www.newsweek.com/nbc-wikipedia-whitewashing-matt-lauer-weinstein-ronan-farrow-1464118

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False 'combat video' raises many questions, cautions for media

The following is an excerpt of a news analysis in The Hill.

I feel pretty safe in saying that most Americans can’t tell you off the top of their head who the Kurds are or what the U.S. relationship with them is — let alone how that factors into Iran, Russia, China, Turkey and Syria.

Without explaining as much, the topic of President Trump’s “abandonment” of the Kurds and how it will surely put a resurgence of the Islamic extremist terrorist group ISIS on Trump’s shoulders, has dominated news coverage for much of the past week.

Now comes word from ABC News that it has pulled down video that aired on its flagship broadcasts, which claimed to show a “slaughter” by Turkey on the Syrian border after President Trump’s announced withdrawal of U.S. troops.

ABC correspondent Ian Panell reported on Sunday that the video “obtained by ABC News, appears to show the fury of the Turkish attack on the border town of Tal Abyad two nights ago.”

The pictures show massive explosions lighting up the night sky. But it turns out ABC may have been hoodwinked, according to its own account.

A tweet issued by ABC News on Monday morning reads: “CORRECTION: We’ve taken down video that aired on ‘World News Tonight’ Sunday and ‘Good Morning America’ this morning that appeared to be from the Syrian border immediately after questions were raised about its accuracy. ABC News regrets the error.”

According to National Review, the alleged error was uncovered by social media users who compared the supposed combat footage to a YouTube video of a Kentucky military show — and it appears to be identical. (National Review credited Gizmodo with first reporting on the alleged error and publishing the videos side by side for comparison.)

ABC’s correction is the right move, of course. But I don’t think that’s the end of the story. It’s yet another in a long series of pretty serious media mistakes that never should have happened — and, arguably, would not have if appropriate journalistic standards had been deployed.

Read the rest of the article by clicking the link below:

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/465726-false-combat-video-raises-many-questions-cautions-for-media

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Louisiana Republicans get benefit of "Trump Bump"

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards

Republican efforts to defeat Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, netted a victory over the weekend thanks to President Trump, say analysts.

In Saturday's primary election, Edwards didn't manage to get 50% of the vote and so will face a November 16 runoff with the top vote-getting Republican: Eddie Rispone.

Many analysts say Edwards was on his way to a likely firm victory without a runoff until President Trump got involved. At a "raucous," lively and well-attended rally in Louisiana last week, the president encouraged attendees to get out and vote for one of the two Republicans who were running.

The "Trump bump" was felt despite widespread media attention given to Democrats' efforts to disparage and impeach Trump. Several polls reportedly show a majority of Americans, or a near-majority, favors removing Trump from office over his request for Ukraine to investigate alleged corruption involving former Vice President Joe Biden. Biden, a Democrat, is running against Trump for president.

Trump has said that his request was appropriate as part of an effort to investigate who was behind efforts to interfere with the 2016 election and target his campaign.

The Media is not talking about the big Republican victory last night in Louisiana where a sitting Democrat Governor was forced into a runoff by not getting 50%. Big upset! Now @EddieRispone, who will be a great Governor, will win!

President Donald Trump Tweet, Sunday Oct. 13

While Edwards did not get 50% of the vote, he handily beat each of his opponents: he received 47%. Rispone got second place with 27%, earning the runoff spot. Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham came in third with 24%.

Theoretically, if the Republican vote is added together, it bests the Edwards primary vote. It's unclear what turnout in next month's general election will look like.

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Poll: Trump "performance" approval holds steady amid impeachment push

A Scott Rasmussen poll weighs in along with all the others asking about the possible impeachment of President Trump.

Forty-six percent (46%) of voters polled say President Trump should be impeached and removed from office.

In other findings, the number approving of the president’s performance has remained steady: it's at 46%.

According to Scott Rasmussen, "This extreme divide highlights just how politically polarized our nation has become. If nothing changes, these figures suggest we could have a close election in 2020 decided by a small group of voters who are less engaged. Of course, a lot can happen in the next 13 months, so this outcome is far from assured."

On another note, 63% of voters recognize that our society is not as polarized as our politics.

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