PBS News Hour: "Your Numbers Are Misleading"

[RobertEarl]

PBS had a new person on discussing the primaries. PBS showed the delegate numbers in the Democratic race and lumped in the un-pledged super delegates with Hillary's pledged delegates.

The new person immediately said that PBS numbers were misleading.

I betcha PBS just ignores that truth and continues down that misleading path.

[NobodyHere]

1. Why is it misleading?

[RobertEarl]

5. Because they don't belong to her

But the news people are claiming she owns them. I bet a few of them are going to rebel. It could get real nasty.

The establishment heads of the party need to wake up and put an end to the news people misleading the public.

[winter is coming]

6. Because they're not pledged delegates. They can change their allegiance at any time,

and did, in 2008. If HRC's campaign goes sour for any reason, the superdelegates aren't obligated to vote for her.

[CincyDem]

2. Saw the same chart on MSNBC this afternoon.

I forget the exact numbers..

Something like 1052 for HRC and 425 for BS. Chuck Todd did however voice over while running the numbers that these totals include the super delegates that are not chosen by primary or caucus. He also said "just over half" of Clinton's number were super delegates.

Assume half...that means the electorate choice is about 525 to 425. Gives a different impression of the spread, eh?

[xloadiex]

3. They just did the exact same thing

on the CBS evening news. It's sickening.

[noretreatnosurrender]

4. Corporate Media Numbers Are All Misleading

All of the corporate media are including the super delegates. I just saw CBS do it and never once mention it includes super delegates. Face it kids we are running against the entire political establishment and the corporate media and they don't care that they are misleading voters. A Republican I work with said he was angry at the GOP for trying to defeat Trump. He said the voters should be the ones to decide not the establishment. He also said he recognized what they were doing to Bernie too. He's not a big Trump supporter. He's criticized all kinds of things he's said but he's being pushed in Trump's direction because of the GOP establishment.

[kath]

7. NBC Nightly News is doing the same thing. Have seen it at least twice. Disgusting.

[Stallion]

8. If Its a Fact they Are Pledged Then it Would Be Dereliction of Duty to Not Report the Truth

as long as it is reported correctly news organization should report this information. I understand many don't want the truth to be reported

Its really no different than reporting the results of a poll

[RobertEarl]

9. They are not pledged

It is a dereliction of duty to report them as being owned by Hillary.

I bet the lady who told them the numbers are misleading is never invited back.

[Stallion]

10. Sure they Are-You Can Pledge Support and Change Your Mind

News organizations should report the events which under the rules of the Democratic Party are relevant to a candidate reaching the required delegates to win the nomination-and they should report that those pledged delegates can change their mind as well

[RobertEarl]

11. They are what?

I am not following you. To be clear, the super delegates are not owned by Hillary. The news should not be lumping them in the H column. They should be separate, right?

[Stallion]

14. Nobody Said they Were Owned-they Say Pledged

if they reported that the 500 or so delegates were pledged but can later change their minds then that is a 100% correct fact that should be reported because it is relevant to whether Clinton potentially has enough votes for the nomination. Apparently a lot of Sanders supporters don't want a relevant fact to be reported. I'm sure its embarrassing that 98% of Democratic Officeholders don't want a Democratic Socialist at the Top of the same Ticket

[RobertEarl]

15. That's what I thought

You don't think the media is misleading the public? Have I got that right?

[Stallion]

16. They Aren't Misrepresenting Any Thing If They Clearly State the Difference in the Delegates

nm

[RobertEarl]

17. Well, they don't clearly state the difference

Now, knowing that, is it your position they are misleading, just like the analyst claimed on PBS Newshour?

[zappaman]

12. Sanders is actually ahead and will likely be the nominee.

#berniemath

[RobertEarl]

13. Just another M$M conspiracy

They are doing everything they can to beat Bernie down and build Hillary up. But they will fail.

[silvershadow]

18. Remember, PBS was infiltrated awhile back. It isn't the same PBS we grew up with. nt

[RobertEarl]

19. That's the feeling I have

I hadn't watched it in years. Quit back when they were yapping about how we were gonna save Iraq.

The McNeil/Leher newshour would have never allowed the misleading on the air like was done today.

[silvershadow]

21. Yeah, I sadly forget which group or how it happened now. Normally I wouldn't have, but I suffer

from outrage fatigue and forget. The vultures are devouring our entire Democratic Republic. Well, the Democratic part, anyway.

[onenote]

20. Based on this theory, neither Bernie nor Clinton should be credited with any delegates

from Colorado since the caucuses there are "non-binding."

https://www.cpr.org/news/story/colorado-caucuses-what-you-should-expect-if-you-go

[RobertEarl]

22. If you say so.

The establishment makes the rules to suit themselves so they can keep others in 'their' place. Shenanigans would not surprise me one bit.

[onenote]

23. I guess you've decided to change the subject.

Since it doesn't turn out to be as cut and dried as you seem to think it is

[RobertEarl]

24. My subject is

That the media is using misleading graphs and numbers.

You brought up the idea that things are not the same in every state. That's fine. No complaints.