Staff Reports
In a baffling turn of events, ABC News inadvertently aired what they claimed were “test results” from the 2024 presidential election, conveniently placing Kamala Harris ahead with 52% of the vote in Pennsylvania while Donald Trump trailed at 47%. This slip-up occurred during a Formula 1 broadcast, leaving viewers not just confused, but also scratching their heads at the surprising release of information that most would assume could only come from some state-run media outlet in a banana republic.
The WNEP-TV affiliate, responsible for this blunder, quickly jumped to distance themselves. They insisted that the poll results were simply “randomly generated” test data meant to check if their equipment was functioning. It’s almost laughable that they would present these numbers without any evident prior context. Was this high-tech slip up a mere technical glitch, or does it echo the frequent pattern where the mainstream media seems to unintentionally (or intentionally) give the Democrats a leg up? Such coincidences seem less like mere accidents and more like a troubling trend… if one is paying attention.
The fix is in 🤬🤯
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✨as poll results for the Pennsylvania
Harris Trump presidential campaign✨🤬shown along the bottom of the TV by accidenthttps://t.co/E1GH1odHp1 pic.twitter.com/whfrBgjRIk
— Mischief 🌿🌹🌿🌹🌿🌹🌿🌹🌿 (@gracieback2) October 30, 2024
ABC’s penchant for biased coverage is hardly a best-kept secret. The station has faced significant backlash from conservatives for turning September’s presidential debate into a three-on-one spotlight for the Democratic hopeful. Moderators, who should be neutral referees, ended up trading their objective hats for partisan ones, effectively turning fact-checking into a sport where only Trump faced the penalty box. So, when WNEP claims that these disembodied numbers have no bearing on the actual election, it’s fair to raise an eyebrow.
Polling has shown Trump with a narrow but crucial lead in Pennsylvania, a state long considered a bellwether for presidential elections. If ABC’s test run had any semblance of accuracy, it would have skewed towards Trump, given the current polling dynamics. Yet, the opportune timing of this “mistake” raises suspicions. Was it merely an unfortunate slip, or an intentional ploy to demoralize Trump’s supporters by artificially inflating Harris’s numbers? When looking at global history, it seems eerily reminiscent of tactics employed by less-than-reputable regimes that report on results before the ballots are even cast.
Confidence in U.S. election integrity has been on a steady decline, with a staggering drop in faith from 55% of Republicans believing in the accuracy of elections in 2016 to just 28% today. This erosion of trust can be attributed to a myriad of factors, all of which deserve scrutiny, particularly the mainstream media’s handling of electoral coverage. With figures like Harris being declared winners through phantom results, the idea of a fair democracy is increasingly seen as a pie-in-the-sky ideal rather than a practical reality.
In conclusion, all signs point to a troubling relationship between the media and election integrity. It isn’t merely about individual candidates or political parties; it touches the core of trust in democratic processes. The ongoing narrative suggests that the biggest challenge to democracy doesn’t stem from any one politician but rather from the very entities that are supposed to reflect the voice of the people.
