Politics

The Case Against Dumb, Click-Bait Polls

COME ON

Reuters thought it would be fun to compare President Obama’s approval rating against some fictional presidents. They were wrong.

Reuters did a dumb thing.

On Monday, the news agency released a new Reuters/Ipsos poll demonstrating how President Obama’s poll numbers paled in comparison to those of make-believe characters.

“Whether it’s the earnest Josiah Bartlet from The West Wingor the manipulative Frank Underwood in House

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