The media has been telling the nation for weeks that Biden’s age is an electoral problem, however voters say in new NPR that they care extra about honesty and character than age.
NPR Two survey outcomes have been reported, explaining how Biden leads Trump general by 50%-48%:
– The survey additionally discovered that by a 2-to-1 margin (68% to 32%), folks 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 persona to be president (52%), whereas a majority additionally suppose Trump doesn’t have the persona to be president (56%).
The relentless detrimental 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 vital. Given this outcome, it looks like 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 mistaken. The media did the identical factor in 2016, once they centered on Hillary Clinton’s emails moderately than Trump’s scandals and his risk to democracy.
This doesn’t imply that Biden or Trump will certainly win. This election could be very shut. However what’s clear is that what issues most to the media isn’t that vital to voters.
