MSNBC apologizes for "inadvertently" leaving Yang off of another graphic

[redqueen]

For like the 20th time.

How is it possible for anyone to believe this is accidental?

Link to tweet

Here's the list of examples that Scott Santens compiled.

[Sherman A1]

1. This is getting tiresome

It appears that they simply go out of their way to ignore his campaign.

[redqueen]

4. Check out this one - Joy Reid analyzes the media coverage, either Yang got 0 mentions

OR THEY JUST LEFT HIM OUT AGAIN

Link to tweet

[Sherman A1]

8. Yup

They are either incredibly lazy and sloppy (which is hardly a surprise) or this is deliberate. My money would be on the former, but the latter is not beyond the realm of possibility.

Yang doesn't seem to fit into the Cable Infotainment Media Horse Race Model and I just don't think they have any idea how to handle his ideas which are about 3 steps ahead of everyone else.

[redqueen]

9. He's polling 6th right now on RCP average.

I wonder how much time he'll be allowed to speak at the debate Wednesday night.

He's usually at or near the bottom, despite polling above just under half the people on the stage.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that so many here are so dismissive of this. It's easy to lump him in with Williamson or Steyer if you're intellectually lazy and don't bother looking into why he has more donors, more $ from small donations, raised almost money as Biden last quarter, etc.

Still, disappointing.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Why would they do it deliberately?

Yang isn't anywhere near the top tier anyhow, and has no chance of getting there, so what could their motive possibly be?

[redqueen]

3. Can we just address the fact that this is a clear pattern and is blatantly unfair to Yang?

Do we have to jump straight to ascribing a motive and therefore ignore the fact that it's actually happening and that it's unquestionably wrong unfair?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. "Unfair" presumes a motive. If it is being done deliberately

(and I can't think of a reason why, since Yang doesn't pose a threat to any candidate that MSNBC might be suspected of favoring), it would definitely be unfair. But if it was accidental but happened on more than one occasion, it might be just that the functionaries who put these graphics together lost track of the myriad of minor candidates. That's sloppy and negligent.

[redqueen]

7. 20 times. And he's polled above Klobuchar and Harris repeatedly so what now?

[rpannier]

10. If you haven't done so, check out the link provided in the OP

That's a lot to be accidental or losing track

[Sherman A1]

5. See post #3

[Sapient Donkey]

12. That's a good question and we can only guess, but MSNBC isn't giving much of an explanation

for they they are leaving him out so often. I mean, how many times can they say "oops... sorry. Our bad."

[Sapient Donkey]

11. I gave MSNBC the benefit of the doubt in the beginning, but this seems to happen far too often

In this particular poll you can see he was included in it. So they can't really pass the blame down to the polling folks.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. One possibility is this (negligence rather than malice):

Somebody compiled a list of candidates for a graphic illustration and inadvertently left Yang out. Subsequent graphics were cut-and-paste versions of the first one with the numbers changed but not the list, and nobody noticed Yang was missing, or if they did, it didn't get to the graphics department. It's odd otherwise that it happened so often; I just can't think of any reason why they would have done it deliberately.

[Sapient Donkey]

19. That was what I said during my benefit of the doubt period

It just seems to happen too often for me to not wonder. If there is such an explanation then I would like to here them say so and explain why it happened so many times. Also, explain what they will do to no have it happen in the future.

[MFM008]

13. Because

Anyone 3% and below isnt going anywhere?
Anyone getting in now isnt going anywhere?
Billionaires arent going anywhere?

[redqueen]

15. Foe the billionth time, his net worth is less than Sanders or Warren

Why are people so lazy?

Why?

[W_HAMILTON]

17. Did he release his tax returns yet?

If not, why not? We're pretty late in the game at this point...

[MFM008]

20. Im talking about Styers

And Bloomberg.

[redqueen]

16. And notice that when they 'fixed' it they also added candidates at 0%

Williamson, Sestack, Delaney, Bullock, Castro - I mean come on.

What the fuck is that - seriously.

[Devil Child]

18. Typical media behavior.

[brooklynite]

21. Iowa (DM Register): Yang 3%

Iowa (CBS) Yang 1%

New Hampshire (CBS) Yang 1%

Nevada (DBC) Yang 1%

South Carolina (CBS) Yang 0%

Nevada (Fox) Yang 3%

North Carolina (Fox) Yang 0%

Definitely a "threat" to be neutralized