We’ve just witnessed the second
Presidential elections in a row where mass media was way off in its
reporting of voting intentions. Why is mass media so out of touch with
reality?
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At the time of writing these lines, the identity of the next President of the United States remains a mystery. Due to the fact that no clear winner emerged from election night, votes still need to be counted, including millions of mail-in ballots.
As the media coverage of election night unfurled, many probably felt an intense feeling of déjà-vu. It was 2016 all over again. Except it was Joe Biden instead of Hillary Clinton. For months, mass media have been clamoring that Joe Biden had a commanding lead on Trump (by over 10 points a few weeks