It's not a problem if there are a bunch of conservatives who are registered as unaffiliated. That's what younger people do nowadays. Whole thing is a tempest in a teapot. Who the hell wants to be registered as a Republican today and be tarred with Donald Trump?
It's not a problem if there are a bunch of conservatives who are registered as unaffiliated. That's what younger people do nowadays. Whole thing is a tempest in a teapot. Who the hell wants to be registered as a Republican today and be tarred with Donald Trump?
You ask a fair question as it's entirely possible that conservatives are reluctant to be "outed", or affiliated with the party of Donald Trump. But that is a very different tack from the one that Inskeep is taking here. He implies not only that Berliner's numbers are inaccurate, but that he is lying: "If Uri told the truth, then I could only be a registered Democrat." Meanwhile, Inskeep is the one who misrepresents Berliner's data and overall argument! Berliner never spoke of his data set as being "unanimous" as Inskeep falsely claims. Berliner's broader point, which Inskeep never really addresses, is that there is very little viewpoint diversity at NPR, and over 25 years Berliner has seen the organization he loves become more and more out of touch with, and often adversarial toward, a large percentage of the public that they are meant to serve.
Can't argue with you on that, technically. But the failure to account for the unaffiliateds looms over the entire debate, especially since they are the largest voting bloc in the country. Seems like there is some dishonesty on both sides. Why did Berliner not go further with his inquiry? Could it be he knew what he'd find?
It's only one of many elements and illustrations in the article. It would have been weird for him go further and fixate on voter registration. Even if there had been 100 independents, the 0 Republicans would have stood out to me. In fact, it probably would have been even more notable.
It's not a problem if there are a bunch of conservatives who are registered as unaffiliated. That's what younger people do nowadays. Whole thing is a tempest in a teapot. Who the hell wants to be registered as a Republican today and be tarred with Donald Trump?
You ask a fair question as it's entirely possible that conservatives are reluctant to be "outed", or affiliated with the party of Donald Trump. But that is a very different tack from the one that Inskeep is taking here. He implies not only that Berliner's numbers are inaccurate, but that he is lying: "If Uri told the truth, then I could only be a registered Democrat." Meanwhile, Inskeep is the one who misrepresents Berliner's data and overall argument! Berliner never spoke of his data set as being "unanimous" as Inskeep falsely claims. Berliner's broader point, which Inskeep never really addresses, is that there is very little viewpoint diversity at NPR, and over 25 years Berliner has seen the organization he loves become more and more out of touch with, and often adversarial toward, a large percentage of the public that they are meant to serve.
Can't argue with you on that, technically. But the failure to account for the unaffiliateds looms over the entire debate, especially since they are the largest voting bloc in the country. Seems like there is some dishonesty on both sides. Why did Berliner not go further with his inquiry? Could it be he knew what he'd find?
It's only one of many elements and illustrations in the article. It would have been weird for him go further and fixate on voter registration. Even if there had been 100 independents, the 0 Republicans would have stood out to me. In fact, it probably would have been even more notable.
Nah, because at least half the unaffiliateds would have been Republicans.
More magical thinking.
Life is magical.
Impressive certainty for something you can't confirm.
It's not fixation. It's just a third question.
"if"
More magical thinking.