Breitbart Mocks Sites That Didn’t Do Post-Debate Polls Because Of Cheating By “Enthusiastic” Trump Fans

In a post which freely admits that Trump trolls rigged earlier online polls, today Breitbart mocks the news sites that declined to do post-debate polls last night because Trump trolls rigged the first ones. They write:

Everyone knows online polls don’t reflect the electorate. But what they do reflect is the dedication and enthusiasm of a candidates’ online supporters. Both candidates’ fans have access to the same tools to game the polls — trolls, bots, etc. Pro-Clinton Super PAC Correct the Record has reportedly spent seven figures on online warfare. Yet Trump fans are still overwhelming the left in this facet of psy-ops, producing screenshot after screenshot of “polls” showing The Donald ahead.

Clinton backers know logically that this phenomenon does not necessarily affect the offline electorate, yet they still feel the need to debunk the meme — which wastes their time and energy while making them look bitter and defensive. It makes sense, then, that most national conservative sites and local news sites did another round of online snap polls, but at least a half dozen left-leaning national outlets skipped them after the second debate.

Sites that dropped their post-debate polls include Fortune, Time, Slate, and CNBC.