FACTCHECK: Axios analysis omits campaign spending, which completely changes story
An Axios analysis of political spending in special elections that found Democrats to be spending far less per vote than Republicans did not include actual campaign spending, which is how Democrats have been spending most of their money. It dramatically alters the figures presented.
The Axios analysis, which was publishedWednesday morning and immediately showcased on MSNBC'sMorning Joe, was presented as a "big warning for Republicans" and as evidence of a coming "wave." It found that "Democrats got more votes for their money in every competitive special election since President Trump took office."
The results were striking. In Georgia's sixth district, for example, Axios found that Republicans spent $147.01 per vote for Karen Handel, which more than doubles the $62.37 Democrats spent per vote for Jon Ossoff, the loser in the race.
The one problem in the analysis was that Axios decided not to include campaign spending, where Handel's $5.8 million in spending was five times less than the $29.2 million spent by Ossoff, which accounted for about three quarters of the money spent on his behalf.
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It sounds as though Axios has a problem with its numbers. Would they be leaning Left?
ReplyDeleteDemocrats paid voters in big cities to go and vote for Hitler-y! They drove busses down to skidrows and offered the bums there $5 and a ride to the polls to vote!
ReplyDeleteCNN didn't, as usual, look into the latest BS.
ReplyDeleteThey breathlessly reported "facts" again. Their agenda is obvious and no amount of "we give you the truth" commercials can erase that.
The "truth" is relative to democrats and liberals.
Keep cheering.