Fox News host and former White House correspondent Dana Perino on air told viewers that her cohost Eric Bolling was lying to them about the polls in this presidential election. The polls do matter, and here is why.
In the 2012 election, Fox News tried the same tactic of telling its views to dismiss the polls. According to Politicususa, Boiling said:
‘But these polls, Dana. Honestly, we have to stop with these polls. They’re insane with the polls. Just look at what’s going on. You look at a Trump rally, and there’s twelve, fifteen thousand, ten thousand people…You look at a Clinton rally. You have fifteen hundred, two thousand.’
That is when Perino on Fox’s “The Five” laid the truth on him:
‘It is a real disservice to his supporters to lie to them that those polls don’t matter. You can not take twelve thousand people at a rally that are your definite supporters they are going to show up for the campaign and then say the polls are wrong.’
But that didn’t stop Bolling from his packet of lies. He tried to pass off the idea that people who state they are voting for Clinton in the polls aren’t really voting.
‘He claimed that rally size was the only significant presidential election measurement.
Perino wasn’t having any of Bolling’s obvious malignant statistics:
‘That’s exactly what we said in 2012. The people who supported Romney were told that the polls were wrong. Romney’s going to win, and they were so mad and disappointed.’
That is when Greg Gutfeld joined in the debate:
‘Yeah, they stopped watching because they thought we lied to them, and we deserved it.’
Perino was hot about Bolling’s lies, so she kept unwinding the lies on Twitter:
Getting a few things off of my chest cold: When it comes to political analysis, I make you a promise – I will never lie to you.
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 18, 2016
Many of you write, wanting me to tell you GOOD things about the gop chances this year. I wish I could do that. But I WILL NOT LIE TO YOU.
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 18, 2016
In 2012, I fell for "the polls are wrong" mantra. I felt sick election night, realizing I'd been suckered into a fall sense of complacency.
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 18, 2016
Romney was not going to win in spite of the "rigged polls" – and I vowed that night that I would NEVER EVER fall for that again
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 18, 2016
The Dems start with 242 electoral college votes to win. They need 270. Even I can do that math – it isn't hard.
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 18, 2016
Sure there are 11 weeks to go and a lot could change. I expect the polls to tighten a lot after Labor Day. But you can't win a general…
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 18, 2016
…Election with the current state of campaign. Think of how fast 11 weeks goes. Nov 8th will be here before you can buy any Xmas presents.
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 18, 2016
Some of you call me Debbie Downer, Negative Nancy, or even Pollyanna. I've been called a Pragmatic Snob (is there such a thing?)
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 18, 2016
But I will not lie to you about the state of this race. I won't do it. No amount of peer pressure digital or otherwise can move me.
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 18, 2016
So I'm going to keep being a voice that says yes on the one hand but not the OTHER FREAKING HAND, the future of this party is at risk.
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 18, 2016
Maybe you want the party to be at risk. maybe it SHOULD be at risk. But I won't be a party to delusion that crowds > established polls
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 18, 2016
Clearly, Perino is greatly concerned about how Fox News is impacting the Republican Party and how the current Republican situation could harm Fox News. The idea that polls make no difference is way off base.
After all, Bernie Sanders brought in huge crowds by any measure, but particularly as compared to Hillary Clinton. But by Bolling’s logic, Sanders should have won in the Democratic primaries. He didn’t.
Why is Fox News presenting “news” so false that its hosts cannot bear to regurgitate it? The network clearly believes its audience is unthinking and will believe anything. The truth is, when people cannot swallow Boilling’s hype, Fox News will suffer.
Check out the video below. You’ll be glad you did:
https://youtu.be/m7SePcBIsEw
Featured Image: Dana Perino’s Twitter page.
H/T: Politicususa.
