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Americans Expect Media Bias in 2016 Coverage

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By a large majority, Americans believe media coverage of the 2016 presidential race will be biased. Sixty-one percent of likely voters don't trust the news they are getting on the campaign, according to a new Rasmussen poll.

The survey was taken shortly after ABC News host George Stephanopolous admitted he didn't report large campaign donations to the Clinton Foundation.

Voter trust in media coverage has dropped 15 points from last October. Thirty-six percent of those surveyed said reporters will try to help Hillary Clinton win the White House, while 23 percent said they would try to hurt her.

Only 14 percent believe 2016 coverage will be unbiased, and 46 percent say ABC should ban Stephanopolous from covering the race. Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to believe that reporters will try to remain unbiased.

The Rasmussen survey was conducted May 17-18 and has a sampling error of 3 percent, plus or minus.

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John
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John Waage has covered politics and analyzed elections for CBN New since 1980, including primaries, conventions, and general elections. He also analyzes the convulsive politics of the Middle East.