Greg Gutfeld throws cold water on fervor over Fox News’ impeachment poll
October 11, 2019 | Tom Tillison
There’s much to be said for the notion that polls have become useful tools of the left to drive public opinion, but does that still apply to a Fox News poll?
When looking at results, one must consider the size of the field being sampled and the make up that group, as well as how questions were crafted.
And with the media whipped into a lather over the prospects of impeaching President Trump, a new Fox News poll showing that 51 percent of registered voters back Trump being impeached is being cited as further proof that the American people have turned against the president.
But Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld, co-host of “The Five,†says not so fast.
The 2020 election was being discussed on Thursday’s show and co-host Juan Williams mentioned the Fox News poll. When co-host Dana Perino, who was acting as moderator, turned to Gutfeld to comment on the back and forth between Trump and 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden, he went back to the poll.
“I’ve been seeing this poll everywhere and I know it’s a Fox News poll but we got to point out that it’s weighted toward Democrats,†Gutfeld said. “From what I’ve seen, it’s 48 percent Democrats, 40 percent Republicans, 12 percent other. So it’s weighted for that.â€
“Also, it is being taken at the fever pitch of media coverage about a single topic, so what do you expect,†he added — that being the current impeachment frenzy in the media.
In effect, Gutfeld said that time is sure to have an impact on the results.
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