the decline of local newspapers and the “nationalization” of political news are polarizing vote choice: Voters were 1.9% more likely to vote for the same party for president and senator after a newspaper closes in their community. https://t.co/f5LQNv6bBg via @ConversationUS
— The Editorial Board (@johnastoehr) February 25, 2019
Newspaper drought makes it worse
These polling pundits have their cart strapped to the front side of the horse.