http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25464/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-numbers/abc-nbc-ignore-economy-voters-top-concern-post-election-analysis <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Exit polls showed economy weighing on voters&#039; minds, but networks ignored it in 84 percent of stories. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/joseph-rossell">Joseph Rossell</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><iframe src="http://www.mrctv.org/embed/130550" width="520" height="293" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p dir="ltr">The Republican “wave” in the Nov. 4, 2014, midterm elections had many reasons, but at least one was dissatisfaction with the economy. While, the three broadcast networks acknowledged the elections were bad for Democrats, they mostly ignored the economy and its impact on the election.</p><p dir="ltr">Instead, now that Republicans hold a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate, the networks have chosen to preach bipartisanship.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-numbers/abc-nbc-ignore-economy-voters-top-concern-post-election-analysis" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Bias by the Numbers MRC Business Economy Government Media Politics abc broadcast networks cbs economy election exit polls GOP NBC Polling post-election analysis voter sentiment Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:23:29 +0000 julia.seymour 47612 at http://archive2.mrc.org