• AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    “Currently, there is no consensus on the face of the Democrat Party, as a majority of voters either give the title to AOC (26%) or simply say there is none (26%),” Co/efficient concluded.

    Never heard of Co/efficient, but “Democrat Party” is a bit of a red flag. From mediabiasfactcheck:

    FiveThirtyEight, an expert on measuring and rating pollster performance, has evaluated 20 polls by co/efficient, earning 0.7 stars for accuracy, indicating they are Mixed Factual by MBFC’s criteria. They also conclude that their polling moderately favors the Right with a score of -2.7, which equates to a Right-Center polling bias. In general, co/efficient is considered moderately accurate and demonstrates a right-leaning bias in polling.

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      3 months ago

      MBFC gives The Guardian and Breitbart equivalent ratings for factuality, which is patently ridiculous

      It’s not a reliable gauge of anything, and it’s harmful to trust its rankings

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      However, co/efficient also states that it provides research for mostly Republicans, such as Gregory Steube (R-FL)