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EconPol | Nov 9, 2011 11:17 PM ET
I'm undecided as to vote for so far (I might have to vote for Obama), but the amount of bias CNBC shows is just ridiculous.
When anyone else wins: "This is a very accurate projection of who will win the race."
When Ron wins: "This is not a scientific poll, and they must have hacked it."
If your polls are this unreliable, you might as well just not put them up in the first place.
It was pretty obvious. Although I might not agree with all of his ideas, it is an undeniable fact that he's the only Republican candidate who predicted the housing bubble. They asked every candidate EXCEPT him the housing questions. And he's higher in the polls than Santorum, Bachmann, Huntsman, etc. but got a lot less screen time. Anyone who has respect for journalistic integrity should be ticked off. I will decide who the best candidate is, not you, CNBC.
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hammy3000 | Nov 9, 2011 11:18 PM ET
What would've happened if Mitt Romney was leading the poll? Eh, Mr. Wastler? What a pathetic excuse for journalism. You report the results whether or not you agree with them. You have lost a supporter and a viewer. I used to have respect for NBC. I will -never- purchase another product from you again. I will -never- watch your programming again. You have lost my faith in your network and your overall judgment. Please stick to your kindergarten reports about Kim Kardashian. It is the only thing you are qualified to talk about.
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SoCalDude | Nov 9, 2011 11:25 PM ET
CNBC fails at almost everything. They suck at reporting the news. They suck at making a real life Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. And they suck at objective political discourse. Idiots.
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MGY | Nov 9, 2011 11:25 PM ET
Again????? The media is what got us the worst president in history in 2008. You are NOT going to elect the next one. Ever heard of the Internet? In the famous words of Gomer Pyle...Shame shame shame
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buy_the_dip | Nov 9, 2011 11:31 PM ET
CNBC...
Did it ever occur to you that Ron Paul is smashing all the polls because the PEOPLE love him??
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mcclain194 | Nov 9, 2011 11:33 PM ET
So as long as I vote for anyone but Dr. Paul my vote counts? WTF is that BS. You saying my vote does not count? And you claim to be NEWS more like the left hand of FOX!!!
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ThaddeusSKaczor | Nov 9, 2011 11:37 PM ET
Yeah, and you dismiss Ron Paul's Straw Poll wins because TOO MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP to vote for him! When he wins the Iowa caucuses (most LOCAL Iowa media say he's the front-runner with the best organization) are you going to try to have his delegates taken away, because 'TOO MANY PEOPLE VOTED FOR HIM'? Please- all you have to do you techno-luddites is limit ONE VOTE to ONE i.p. address! Or maybe you did, and he won ANYWAY! Either way, you look like idiots to anyone with more than two neurons rubbing together...
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RonPaulFan | Nov 9, 2011 11:44 PM ET
I would like to reply to this and I hope CNBC reads my response as the media consistently spins Ron Paul's poll wins to try and make RP supporters look devious.
I'll be fair and say that I'm sure not all voters watched the debates -- but I would bet that MOST did.
This debate has been plastered on the dailypaul and ronpaulforums website for the past several days. Both sites have thousands of visitors each day and most are very politically active for Ron Paul including debate participation, straw-poll participation and local GOP participation. So, the people who are true Ron Paul fans are quite dedicated to his cause.
We do not spam polls or make any sort of effort to make him win. We just all participate -- and we get punished for doing so.
Mitt has publicized the poll on his campaign page:
http://mittromneycentral.com
Is it our fault that his people don't organize and vote for him?
We don't understand why we get punished for doing the very thing that we were asked to do. Watch, talk about, twitter and vote after the debate.
We do not spam the polls. We do as asked.
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poodylou | Nov 9, 2011 11:45 PM ET
If the poll was gamed so was your audience. I participated in the online chat on your site during the debate. The majority was Ron Paul supporters begging you to address him. The media makes me want to puke, they dis a candidate and then call the polls that he is obviously winning. I truly pray that the day comes and Ron Paul is President, and he wont acknowledge that the MSM newscasters that have ignored and belittled him, even exist. I am truly sorry I tuned to CNBC tonight and vow to never do it again. And, while all of us supporters are gaming, I will ask that we "game" your news channel. The only reason I tuned in in the first place was to hear a little something from Ron Paul.
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oliver1974 | Nov 9, 2011 11:46 PM ET
I just saw the poll: Who win the debate and i wanna vote for Ron Paul and then i see it was down. I like him and he was the winner of the debate and he get a lot of good credit from the other candidate. Thats so sad what you do, to take him down. Thats remind me of East Germany. I hope more people see, that Ron Paul has the best ideas to restore America.
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EconPol | Nov 9, 2011 11:17 PM ET
I'm undecided as to vote for so far (I might have to vote for Obama), but the amount of bias CNBC shows is just ridiculous.
When anyone else wins: "This is a very accurate projection of who will win the race."
When Ron wins: "This is not a scientific poll, and they must have hacked it."
If your polls are this unreliable, you might as well just not put them up in the first place.
It was pretty obvious. Although I might not agree with all of his ideas, it is an undeniable fact that he's the only Republican candidate who predicted the housing bubble. They asked every candidate EXCEPT him the housing questions. And he's higher in the polls than Santorum, Bachmann, Huntsman, etc. but got a lot less screen time. Anyone who has respect for journalistic integrity should be ticked off. I will decide who the best candidate is, not you, CNBC.
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hammy3000 | Nov 9, 2011 11:18 PM ET
What would've happened if Mitt Romney was leading the poll? Eh, Mr. Wastler? What a pathetic excuse for journalism. You report the results whether or not you agree with them. You have lost a supporter and a viewer. I used to have respect for NBC. I will -never- purchase another product from you again. I will -never- watch your programming again. You have lost my faith in your network and your overall judgment. Please stick to your kindergarten reports about Kim Kardashian. It is the only thing you are qualified to talk about.
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SoCalDude | Nov 9, 2011 11:25 PM ET
CNBC fails at almost everything. They suck at reporting the news. They suck at making a real life Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. And they suck at objective political discourse. Idiots.
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MGY | Nov 9, 2011 11:25 PM ET
Again????? The media is what got us the worst president in history in 2008. You are NOT going to elect the next one. Ever heard of the Internet? In the famous words of Gomer Pyle...Shame shame shame
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buy_the_dip | Nov 9, 2011 11:31 PM ET
CNBC...
Did it ever occur to you that Ron Paul is smashing all the polls because the PEOPLE love him??
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mcclain194 | Nov 9, 2011 11:33 PM ET
So as long as I vote for anyone but Dr. Paul my vote counts? WTF is that BS. You saying my vote does not count? And you claim to be NEWS more like the left hand of FOX!!!
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ThaddeusSKaczor | Nov 9, 2011 11:37 PM ET
Yeah, and you dismiss Ron Paul's Straw Poll wins because TOO MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP to vote for him! When he wins the Iowa caucuses (most LOCAL Iowa media say he's the front-runner with the best organization) are you going to try to have his delegates taken away, because 'TOO MANY PEOPLE VOTED FOR HIM'? Please- all you have to do you techno-luddites is limit ONE VOTE to ONE i.p. address! Or maybe you did, and he won ANYWAY! Either way, you look like idiots to anyone with more than two neurons rubbing together...
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poodylou | Nov 9, 2011 11:45 PM ET
If the poll was gamed so was your audience. I participated in the online chat on your site during the debate. The majority was Ron Paul supporters begging you to address him. The media makes me want to puke, they dis a candidate and then call the polls that he is obviously winning. I truly pray that the day comes and Ron Paul is President, and he wont acknowledge that the MSM newscasters that have ignored and belittled him, even exist. I am truly sorry I tuned to CNBC tonight and vow to never do it again. And, while all of us supporters are gaming, I will ask that we "game" your news channel. The only reason I tuned in in the first place was to hear a little something from Ron Paul.
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