Most respondents say President Trump has had a good or terrific year so far. Those are the results of our latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com. 83% say 2019 has been “terrific” or “more good than bad” for The Donald.s The rest of the poll results are below: We asked “So far, for Trump 2019 has […]
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Trump picks up support for 2020 race: Unscientific poll
In the latest in our series of unscientific polls at SharylAttkisson.com (just for fun), we asked people if they voted for President Trump in 2016 and did they plan to do so in 2020. The several thousand respondents were primarily Trump supporters. But what’s interesting is what we find when we examine how these Trump […]
Analysis: Criminal acts and sloppy facts: Trump is no excuse for them
The following is a news analysis. The mysterious case of the reported racial attack on actor Jusse Smollett has gone through a dizzying array of revisions in the past 24 hours. It remains the subject of heated speculation and debate. Whatever the outcome, it seems that in the past few years we’ve heard a lot […]
76 Media Mistakes in the Trump Era: The Definitive List
Update May 30, 2019 Donate here to support independent journalism at SharylAttkisson.com We the media have “fact-checked” President Trump like we have fact-checked no other human being on the planet—and he’s certainly given us plenty to write about. That’s probably why it’s so easy to find lists enumerating and examining his mistakes, missteps and “lies.” […]
An auld lang syne review of The Worst Predictions About Trump
As we prepare to enter a third year with Donald Trump as president, he can brag of many accomplishments, such as record employment for blacks, Asian-Americans and Hispanics; replacing NAFTA; tax cuts; two Supreme Court justices; deep-sixing the Iran agreement; and moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Like commanders-in-chief before him, Trump also […]
Trump outperforming Romney by 16-points– Washington Post/ABC News poll
Democrat-heavy sample nets better news for Trump Among the same Democrat-heavy sample: 26% say they voted for Romney in 2012. 42% say they are leaning toward Trump in 2016. The following is a media news analysis[hr] Another poll; another way to spin. Earlier this week, I showed how the reporting on a Bloomberg poll could […]
Clinton lead over Trump shrinks to margin-of-error: Bloomberg poll
The following is a media news analysis Is Hillary Clinton squashing Donald Trump into oblivion in the polls? Or is her lead over him perilously shrinking? One thing we know is: there are countless ways to spin a poll. Consider the case of selective reporting on the most recent Bloomberg national poll. On Aug. 10, Bloomberg […]
Trump on Vaccines and Autism: Pro-Vaccine but Cautious
Sharyl Attkisson: “Viewer question: What’s your position on freedom of choice regarding various vaccines that could be dangerous for some children and why is the mere discussion of making vaccines safe censored?” Donald Trump: “It’s the most unbelievable discussion I’ve ever been involved in. If you say anything about vaccines that is slightly, like…holding back […]
