(Poll Position) — When asked what is the best TV news network, Americans responded along partisan lines, with 62% of Republicans picking Fox News, while 72% of Democrats chose CNN and MSNBC.
In a national Poll Position telephone survey, Fox News came out on top. Among all the 1,180 surveyed, 36% said Fox News was best, with 28% saying CNN and 17% MSNBC.
Among independents, 36% chose Fox News, 31% CNN, 9% MSNBC, and 24% were undecided.
Republicans: 62% Fox News, 13% CNN, 6% MSNBC, 19% undecided.
Democrats: 10% Fox News, 41% CNN, 31% MSNBC, 18% undecided.
Poll Position’s scientific telephone survey of 1,180 adults nationwide was conducted September 18, 2011 and has a margin of error of ±3%.
Note: The poll was conducted by longtime CNN executive, Eason Jordan, so there’s no conservative bias.
HT: Politicons