In October 2016 Mr. Trump’s electoral circumstances were new and unique but the way he was being treated by his own party and the press were not.
Dr. Matt Briggs (Ph.D. is statistics) and I have a great conversation about how the press treated Reagan in 1980 and how it may have affected polling before that election, then compare that to the press impact on potential Trump voters and polling in 2016.
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Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, complaint department, Op-ed editor, gatekeeper (most likely to miss typos because he has no editor), and contributor at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, The Republican Volunteer Coalition, has worked for or with many state and local campaigns and grassroots groups, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.
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In October 2016 Mr. Trump’s electoral circumstances were new and unique but the way he was being treated by his own party and the press were not.