THREE in 2017... ZERO last year
There is a grand total of three Republicans in the White House press corps, according to an annual Politico survey of the media pool that covers President Donald Trump and the White House.
The poll surveyed 63 members of the corps and found that only 5 percent of them were registered Republicans, which equates to only 3 people. On the other hand, the poll found there are about 10 registered Democrats in the press group, which breaks down to about 16 percent of the entire pool.
Independents and those who choose not to register to vote made up 37 percent of the press corps each, according to the poll. Five percent of the corps said they are registered as something other than a Republican or Democrat.
While the number of Republicans in the corps is small, it’s an increase from last year. The same poll found in 2016 that of the 72 White House press members asked, zero were registered Republicans. At the time, a significantly larger number of the press pool, 60 percent, said they weren’t registered to vote.
There is a grand total of three Republicans in the White House press corps, according to an annual Politico survey of the media pool that covers President Donald Trump and the White House.
The poll surveyed 63 members of the corps and found that only 5 percent of them were registered Republicans, which equates to only 3 people. On the other hand, the poll found there are about 10 registered Democrats in the press group, which breaks down to about 16 percent of the entire pool.
Independents and those who choose not to register to vote made up 37 percent of the press corps each, according to the poll. Five percent of the corps said they are registered as something other than a Republican or Democrat.
While the number of Republicans in the corps is small, it’s an increase from last year. The same poll found in 2016 that of the 72 White House press members asked, zero were registered Republicans. At the time, a significantly larger number of the press pool, 60 percent, said they weren’t registered to vote.
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