Fox News Scrubs Rand Paul from Poll Graphic

[ZX86]

A funny thing happened on Thursday morning when Fox & Friends presented the results of the most recent Quinnipiac poll that found five Republican presidential candidates tied for first place with 10% each. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who finished sixth on the list with 7%, was no where to be found:



Instead, both Carly Fiorina and John Kasich made it into Fox’s top 10 graphic at 2% a piece. The number 10 is key because Fox has said it will only allow the top 10 finishers in the most recent polling participate in its first GOP debate this August.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-explains-why-rand-paul-was-left-out-of-2016-poll-graphic/


Hey Republicans. Have you figured it out yet? Do you really believe that was a little oopsie that Rand Paul wasn't included in the poll graphic? You're being played for suckers. "Fair and Balanced" my ass. "We Report You Decide" by which they mean we've censored the facts and decided for you. The fix is in. You will not see one segment praising Rand Paul or even giving him a fair shake. Rodger Ailes has decided Jeb Bush is your candidate whether you like it or not.

[Carewfan]

1. If it ends up being Clinton vs Bush.

I don't know what to say....

Just gobsmacked.

Then I'm voting for Clinton

[ZX86]

10. Crazy as it sounds.....

I think there could be a sea change in American politics. The people may wake up, completely reject the corporate candidates that have been selected for them and we'll have a Sanders vs Paul election. I sense people are tired of the same old tired ideas and faces.

[MohRokTah]

13. .

[ZX86]

17. In 2007 if you told me

some Black guy named Hussein with a last name that rhymed with Osama would win the presidency I would have laughed too.

[MohRokTah]

18. At this point in 2007, Obama was raising money at the same rate as Hillary Clinton.

All the other candidates in the field this year put together wouldn't amount to 10% of her money right now

[ZX86]

19. In California

Jerry Brown spent 25 million compared to Meg Whitman's 140 Million in the governor's race and beat her by a 53.8% to 40.9% margin. Money doesn't guarantee success.

Delicious side note: Whitman spent her own money.

[MohRokTah]

20. Statewide vs.Nationwide.

Name recognition and negatives on Whitman's side before the race even began altered the race in dramatic fashion before the game even began.

Being an incredibly deep blue state didn't hurt things for Brown who had been governor before, either.

[ZX86]

22. True.

But a 140 million dollars is a 140 million dollars.

[Shadowflash]

26. it's a shame

that all it takes is having the most money and being well connected to the elite is a big boost to winning.

Like the person you responded to, I wish it was actually the person with good ideas and someone who cares more for the people than pleasing their billionaire benefactors, that had the leg up in the race.

Ah, well, we can dream.

[Big Slim]

15. Third Parties Are A Waste

Third Party candidates at the level of a Presidential race are nothing but spoilers. To think one of them will ever gain the White House is foolish. First, politics isn't about who you'd most like to see win, but who CAN win. Secondly, any third party must start at the bottom and work its way up. Not just to win, but to have enough allies to govern.

I don't call it "The Iraq War". I call it Ralph Nadar's War. By running in 2000, Nadar did nothing but enable Bush.

[ZX86]

16. Who said anything about third party candidates?

Sanders is running as a Democrat and Paul is running as a Republican.

[kenfrequed]

29. Uhm

You do know that Sanders is running for the Democratic nomination, don't you?

[trumad]

21. He

[kenfrequed]

28. Sanders vs ________

I don't care who the Republicans pick. None of their candidates are remotely anti-corporate.

Sure, Fox news might not like Rand Paul but the guy is just as crooked as all the rest of the Republican know-nothing, lying, John Birch, tea party bastards.


I am pushing for Sanders to be our nominee and president and I am pushing for Republicans to retire from "public service."

[TexasTowelie]

11. I would hope that you will feel that way

if it is Clinton vs. any Republican.

Welcome to DU.

[Carewfan]

12. I'd rather have Bernie vs any Republican

but Clinton vs any Republican is ok with me too.

[arcane1]

2. That's just too rich. We have potential for some quality repub infighting!

[Fred Sanders]

3. Republicans always pick the richest old white man they can find...always.

The photo reminds me of a police lineup...if it could only be so.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. So, they say Fox explains why Paul left out...missed it. Is

it just the "top tier" "bottom tier" deal? and Paul was in the middle?

[arcane1]

7. At the bottom they blame it on a “program error.”

But the other links in the article show a clear trend. They apparently left him off a Fox poll entirely:

http://rare.us/story/is-fox-news-playing-hide-rand-paul-with-their-polls-again/

Must've been all that anti-war talk

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. sounds like what we do here when we are trying to make our point LOL.

[peecoolyour]

5. I wish we could scrub him from Kentucky.

The asshole used our state as a launching platform for his presidential run.

And has done jack shit since being elected.

Even those rare, rare, rare occasions he does or says something I might agree with... I refuse to give him any credit and have no qualms about that.

[tarheelsunc]

6. With such a stellar field of candidates, I wonder how Trump was able to command 5%??? eom

[wheniwasincongress]

8. No, he's on there

he's just underneath Donald Trump's hair.

[louis-t]

9. Not one of them breaks 10%

and I guarantee when they're whittled down to 5, not one of them will break 20%

Assholes.

[drray23]

14. Well, its hard for the fox interns to keep track of all the GOP candidates. nt.

[toddwv]

23. It's like Deja Vu

[FSogol]

25. GOOD. Fuck Rand Paul.

[gopiscrap]

27. serious corporate whores!