Are the Media in the Tank for Harris?According to a newly released poll from Rasmussen Reports, a majority of voters believe that the media is trying to help Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race.
The poll found that 60 percent of likely voters believe "most reporters try to help the candidate they want to win when covering a political campaign," up nine points from the 2020 presidential campaign when 51 percent said the same.
A majority of voters believe most news reporters are biased and expect the media to keep helping Kamala Harris against Donald Trump in their coverage of the presidential campaign.
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Respondents were split along political lines when asked if they think reporters will shill for their preferred candidate. 74 percent of Republicans and 64 percent of unaffiliated voters believed that to be true. Meanwhile, just 45 percent of Democrats said the same.
“Looking ahead at the campaign, 66 percent of Republicans, 34 percent of Democrats, and 50 percent of unaffiliated voters expect most reporters to try to help Harris,” the pollsters report. “Thirty-eight percent (38 percent) of Democrats say most reporters will offer unbiased coverage instead, but only 14 percent of Republicans and 26 percent of unaffiliated voters agree.”
Additionally, the pollsters report that “Majorities of every political category – 65 percent of Republicans, 53 percent of Democrats and 54 percent of unaffiliated voters – say Harris has received the best treatment from the media so far.”
The survey was conducted among 1,158 likely U.S. voters from August 12-14, 2024. The margin of error is ±3 percentage points.
