Less than half of voters think the news media did a good job covering the midterm campaign, and nearly half believe the coverage was biased in favor of Democrats.
That’s according to the latest Rasmussen Reports
The survey found that only 13% of likely U.S. voters rated the media coverage of this year’s congressional campaign “excellent” and another 24% rated it “good.”
Twenty-three percent (23%) gave the media’s midterm coverage a “fair” rating and 33% rated it poor.
In November 2020, 40% rated the media’s coverage of the presidential campaign excellent or good.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters believe most media coverage of this year’s congressional campaign favored Democrats, while just 14% think the coverage favored Republicans.
Twenty-six percent (26%) say most of the media coverage was balanced, and another 12% are not sure.
To see survey question wording, click here.
