[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 161 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       AMERICANS BLAME MEDIA BIAS

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 28, 2018

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, several Rasmussen Reports recently 
polled Americans on perceptions of bias in the media on specific 
subjects. Their surveys found the following:
  The majority (52 percent) of U.S. Voters believe reporters are trying 
to block the president from passing his agenda, up from 44 percent a 
year ago.
  Voters also say politics, not issues, are driving the Kavanaugh 
opposition. Forty-five percent, a plurality, think the opposition to 
Kavanaugh is ``mostly due to partisan politics.''
  ``Half of voters (47 percent) say reporters aim to defeat the 
Kavanaugh confirmation. . . . Just eight percent think most reporters 
are trying to help Kavanaugh win the Senate confirmation. . . .
  The polls' figures speak for themselves. The American people feel 
strongly that the media is biased. And that is not good for our 
country.

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