The headline emerging from a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal national Democratic primary poll has Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) taking the lead for the first time over former Vice President Joe Biden by a single point.
But there is another fascinating media related poll result that is sure to please CNN staffers ensconced in their tony new Hudson Yards headquarters.
To be clear, the poll focused on 428 interviews among Democratic Primary Voters, however, buried on the last page of a nine-page report is the question of which news sources do poll responders watch or consumer regularly. CNN was the top reply, earning an impressive 62 percent, while MSNBC got a 42 percent and Fox News a 22 percent. Of course, the poll is entirely comprised.
These numbers stand in stark, and actually inverted, contrast to cable ratings, which has seen Fox News as the dominant outlet for well over a decade. CNN’s viewers are typically third, though their in-demo ratings compare quite favorably to the other two.
Fox News doing so poorly among Democratic party
The poll’s media question and responses:
When it comes to staying up with the news, which of these news sources, if any, do you watch or consume regularly?(RANDOMIZE, ACCEPT MULTIPLE ANSWERS) ^^ THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGEThe cable channel CNN …………………………………………………………….. 62Broadcast network news, such as NBC, ABC, or CBS ……………………. 55The cable channel MSNBC ………………………………………………………….42Progressive or liberal news outlets, blogs, or websites ………………….. 31The cable channel Fox News ……………………………………………………… 22Conservative news outlets, blogs, or websites ……………………………… 15Or, do you not watch or consume any of these to follow the news ….. 4Watch different TV news (VOL) …………………………………………………. 1Get news from some other source (VOL) …………………………………
….. 5Not sure …………………………………………………………………………………… -Results shown reflect responses among registered voters who said they would vote in the Democratic primary or caucus.