CNN roasted for warning US voters to stay off Twitter if they want to understand 2020 elections
An analysis by CNN’s Harry Enten has been torched on Twitter for stating the apparently obvious, that social media is almost never a reflection of overall sentiment in the real world.
Enten cites a CNN national poll on the leading Democratic pretenders for the 2020 US presidential election. According to their data, Joe Biden is the frontrunner but Enten argues that you may not know this judging by social media, namely Twitter, as Bernie bros are often the most vocal online.
Want to understand the 2020 Democratic primary? Stay off Twitter | Analysis by CNN's Harry Enten https://t.co/HqjQA1l8REpic.twitter.com/4573GFbvU9
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 24, 2019
Enten elaborates that Twitter can often be seen as a second home for many journalists, again highlighting the inherent weaknesses in the social media platform when it comes to “accurately capturing the sentiment of the Democratic electorate.
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