In the old days they used to have focus groups who monitored debates

[Rosa Luxemburg]

Whatever happened to the focus groups who watch the debates? I did see that they were having them but I have not seen any reported results - only what the network wants us to believe. Does anyone have a link?

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. Insasnt internet polls, twitter, and facebook

provide a bigger audience.

Time and technology change.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. but

I liked the focus groups

[Agnosticsherbet]

7. Who asked any of us?

[Fumesucker]

5. There were focus groups after the first Democratic debate

They disagreed with the pundits and "scientific" polls though so they were evidently discontinued.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. there must be some footage of the focus groups. How do I contact?

[Fumesucker]

12. I found this little clip from CNN showing Sanders won the first debate with their focus group

[Uncle Joe]

13. Do you mean like this?

Many people don't like Luntz but the people in the video look honest.

Luntz didn't run this one.

What doesn't look honest to me are "scientific" poll loving Don Lemon and the other guy using the term "kids" five times in under two minutes and nine seconds to describe Facebook users; which overwhelmingly chose Bernie as winner of the first debate

Despite the fact that the majority of Facebook users are probably older than Don Lemon, most of them are women too.

http://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-gets-older-demographic-report-shows-3-million-teens-left-social-network-3-years-1543092

[Uncle Joe]

3. They thought Bernie won the first debate, I haven't heard of any chosen since.

Thanks for the thread, Rosa Luxemburg.

[Warren Stupidity]

4. You mean the ones that Frank Luntz, republican

operative, used to run?

[Uncle Joe]

10. Luntz only ran one of the focus groups Bernie won them all.

Focus Group Says Sanders Was Big Winner at Democratic Debate
http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/10/13/frank-luntz-focus-group-says-bernie-sanders-was-big-winner-democratic-debate

Bernie Sanders wins with Fusion focus group
http://fusion.net/story/214234/bernie-sanders-wins-democratic-debate-focus-group/

Majority of CNN Focus Group Think Sanders Won First Debate
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/10/13/majority_of_cnn_focus_group_think_sanders_won_first_debate.html

(snip)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251678062

Along with the Internet.

[draa]

8. I know they used to have them but I doubt either party wants them this election.

One party would find out people hate a certain candidate and love another. The other party would find out the same thing. See if you can guess which party is which .

[CorporatistNation]

9. ABC HAd A Millennial Focus Group BEFORE The Debate The Other Night....

However FOLLOWING the debate THEY FUCKING DISAPPEARED!!!!

WTF WAS UP WITH THAT?

Rhetorical Question fer sure... Because.... Drum Roll Please... THEY DECIDED THAT BERNIE WON THE FRIGGING DEBATE!

Which was not in line with the Establishment Corporatist Model. Quite telling to say the least.

[Motown_Johnny]

11. They kept saying that Bernie won the debates,

that didn't fit their narrative and so the results have been hidden.

[Scuba]

14. ^^ This right here ^^

[nc4bo]

16. I wonder if we'll ever see another focus group result again?

They just didn't follow the narrative like good little lemmings, did they?

[NCTraveler]

15. Frank Luntz, CNN, and Fox...

Turned them into hand picked jokes. Just another way for them to toy with the emotions of voters and to get a larger audience invested. I have even seen Luntz promoted here. What they are doing gaming focus groups works on LIV's.

I agree and enjoy listening to focus groups after debates. Unfortunately, they are in the hands of corporate media today.