[rad-green] CNN Poll Shows Sanders Surging Into First a s Biden Continues to Drop—But Network Emphasizes Statis tical Tie in Headline

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Dreams          January 22, 2020CNN Poll Shows Sanders Surging Into First
as Biden Continues to Drop—But Network Emphasizes Statistical Tie in
Headline"CNN still cannot fathom stating the obvious here: Sanders is
leading in their own national poll."by Eoin Higgins, staff writer*

[image: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders leads a new
CNN poll.]

*Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders leads a
new CNN poll. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)*

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday for the first time has a lead in CNN
polling of primary contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination—but you
wouldn't know that from how the network framed their coverage.

Sanders supporters took issue with the fact that despite the Vermont
senator's three point advantage over former Vice President Joe Biden, 27%
to 24%, *CNN* in its headline declares
<https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/22/politics/cnn-poll-sanders-biden-january-national/index.html>
that
"Bernie Sanders surges to join Biden atop Democratic presidential pack"
rather than acknowledging the lead. The network adds in the article that
Sanders and Biden are "in a two-person top tier above the rest of the
field."

The disconnect between the Sanders lead—which is just within the 3.4 point
margin of error—and the framing of *CNN*'s piece on the poll was noticed by
progressives and journalists.

"The title of the article makes it sound like it's a tie," said Sanders
surrogate Shaun King. "It isn't."

*Law and Crime* reporter Colin Kalchember also took aim
<https://twitter.com/colinkalmbacher/status/1219957947352088577> at *CNN* for
not declaring Sanders in the lead.

"*CNN* still cannot fathom stating the obvious here: Sanders is leading in
their own national poll," said Kalchember. "Self parody."

The polling revealed other interesting data points, including that Sanders
leads fellow progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) over liberal
Democrats by 33% to 19% and leads Biden with voters of color by 30% to 27%.

"Gotta love those Bernie bros!" tweeted
<https://twitter.com/krystalball/status/1219948410704408576> *The
Hill* journalist
Krystal Ball.

Sanders also leads
<https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/479188-sanders-leads-in-california-poll>
a
new poll out Wednesday from crucial Super Tuesday state California, besting
Biden by 28% to 24%, and gained
<https://twitter.com/MorningConsult/status/1219938507864649728> on the
former vice president in Morning Consult's weekly early-state polling.

As *CNN*'s Ryan Struyk pointed out on Twitter, polling over the last few
months shows a definite trend downward for Biden and upward for Sanders.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the co-chair of the Progressive Caucus who
recently endorsed Sanders, celebrated
<https://twitter.com/PramilaJayapal/status/1219991596080549888> the polling
showing the Vermont senator pulling into the lead and urged the campaign's
supporters to use the momentum as a motivator to keep working toward a
primary election victory.

"Great news, but we are not letting up!" said Jayapal. "#TeamBernie is
winning because of Bernie Sanders' bold ideas, steadfastness, and clarity
on how we turn this country around."

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