The results of a recent Bloomberg Politics poll show just how well the "mainstream media" has been disseminating information to the public (from Steve Benen, Maddow Blog -- click on graphs to enlarge):
That's 73% who incorrectly think the deficit's getting bigger, 22% who correctly think it's getting smaller, and 6% who might not have a pulse.
Of course, the deficit has been shrinking significantly for years. How often have you seen that reported? (What's that, Chuck Todd? It's not your job?)
As a reality check, Benen provides the following graph showing how the deficit has been reduced since President Obama took office in 2009:
We're in large part a clueless country because we have a bought, cowardly, incompetent, corporate media that doesn't uphold the first principle of journalism: report the facts.
