The top 3 best selling vehicles in America are pick-ups. Question to reporters: do you personally know someone that ownsJournalists LOSE IT After Being Informed They Don’t Know Americans Who Own Trucks
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesJANUARY 4, 2017A simple question on Twitter from Decision Desk
HQ co-founder John Ekdahl, a conservative, led to
a complete meltdown from leftists who felt that the
integrity of mainstream journalists was being
questioned. Ekdahl tweeted:
It was a logicial question, as Sean Davis at
The Federalist points out. Davis notes the
enormous populariy of trucks in America: “The
Ford F-series, for example, has been the most
popular line of vehicles in America for 34 years
in a row . . . The top three best-selling vehicles
in America are not cars, but trucks: the Ford
F-series, Chevy Silverado, and Dodge Ram.
The top-selling sedan is but a distant fourth.
According to a 2014 survey conducted
by IHS automotive, trucks were the most
popular vehicles in a whopping 34 states. A
separate 2015 study found that the F-150
was the most popular used vehicle in 36 states.”Then Davis gets down to business: “According
to a 2016 survey of 170,000 vehicle buyers
conducted by market research firm
Strategic Vision, what you drive can reveal
a great deal about which political candidates you
prefer.The five most popular vehicle models
among Republicans, for example, are all trucks,
with the ubiquitous Ford F-150 leading the way.
Among Democrats, the Subaru Outback is the
most popular choice. If you drive a truck, you’re
probably a Republican. If you drive a Subaru,
you’re probably a Democrat.”But forget the obvious implications in Ekdahl’s
question; look at the fury it engendered among
those purportedly maintaining their objectivity so
they can give us the news:From a news correspondent for HBO:
The reply chain on this is just hundreds of bros saying actually to each other and it's beautiful twitter.com/johnekdahl/sta…From a writer for Vox:From two people who work for Media Matters founder David Brock:
This incredibly contemptuous conversation started with a simple question: do reporters know any pickup truck owners.@JohnEkdahl i think journalists are in a bubble but your question was a lot like "when did you stop beating your wife"From a writer for The Washington Post:
Yes, b/c I'm from Alaska. Do any friends own one in DC or NYC? No, because they're unnecessary here. twitter.com/JohnEkdahl/sta…From a Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star:
Here was the tweet that started it all: twitter.com/johnekdahl/sta…@mattdpearce why are you bringing this argument to more people's attentionLet’s not forget The New York Times:
The top 3 best selling vehicles in America are pick-ups. Question to reporters: do you personally know someone that owns one?@JohnEkdahl @theRealBethAnn That might be the dumbest question I've heard today. Of course I do. Hell, that's how I learned to drive stick.
@JohnEkdahl @theRealBethAnn That might be the dumbest question I've heard today. Of course I do. Hell, that's how I learned to drive stick.@JohnEkdahl @theRealBethAnn other buddies with pickups since then, of course. This need to demonize reporters as unAmerican gets so old.From a writer from the LA Weekly:
The top 3 best selling vehicles in America are pick-ups. Question to reporters: do you personally know someone that owns one?@JohnEkdahl yes. They're called LatinosEkdahl concluded:
@JohnEkdahl yes. They're called Latinos
Ekdahl concluded:
For an even more complete run-down of the war Ekdahl started, see here.
