The media has been telling the nation for weeks that Biden’s age is an election situation, however voters say in new NPR that they care extra about honesty and character than age.
NPR experiences on two findings that designate why Biden leads Trump total, 50%-48%:
– The survey additionally discovered that by a 2-to-1 margin (68% to 32%), individuals say a president who doesn’t inform the reality is extra regarding than a president who could also be too previous to serve.
– A majority suppose Biden has the qualities to be president (52%), whereas a majority additionally suppose Trump doesn’t have the qualities to be president (56%).
Relentless destructive media protection of Biden has taken its toll, with 60% of voters surveyed believing Trump would win the election. That is pushed largely by the media’s fixed suggestion that Trump would have gained the election if Biden had stayed within the race.
What the media claims issues most to voters, however the honesty of the candidates and their character is much less essential. Given this consequence, it looks as if the media ought to spend much less time specializing in Biden’s age and extra time urging every candidate to be sincere and maintain Trump accountable for his lies.
The media protection of this election was improper. The media did the identical factor in 2016, after they targeted on Hillary Clinton’s emails quite than Trump’s scandals and his menace to democracy.
This doesn’t imply that Biden or Trump will certainly win. This election may be very shut. However what’s clear is that what issues most to the media isn’t that essential to voters.
Awards and Skilled Memberships
Member of Society of Skilled Journalists and American Political Science Affiliation
