Monday, September 24, 2007

ABC Tampers With Post Debate Poll After Kucinich Wins

The Kucinich Campaign sent a letter requesting an explanation regarding the suspect treatment on the ABC website of a post debate poll. Essentially, the poll asked voters to decide who won the Iowa debate airing on ABC and moderated by George Stephanopholous.

Apparently, as the results started to favor Kucinich the poll was removed from the website. After complaints, the poll was then replaced with another, which Kucinich then topped as well. The poll then was transferred to a less accessible position on the site and, effectively buried. That is, ABC never reported on it's own poll! Further, the debate photo on the ABC website noticeably cropped Kucinich out of the picture: the only candidate cropped out.

ABC never got back to the Kucinich Campaign or admitted any wrongdoing, only "mistakes"... For a full detailed rundown and reasons as to why these weren't "mistakes", go here.

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