New poll: talk radio listeners know more than CNN watchers

I can't say I'm entirely surprised by the result of this new Heartland/Rasmussen poll: talk radio listeners and others who tend to consume more conservative-leaning media know more facts about issues ranging from national debt to crime to climate than people who primarily consume liberal cable outlets and old-line broadcast network news.

Rasmussen/Heartland Poll: Viewers Of Conservative Media More Likely To Get The Facts Right On Climate Change

Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.

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