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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPolitico Admits They're Ignoring The Threat To Democracy
When you're Politico, It's Biden and Democratic leadership's fault media doesn't cover the insurrection and threat to democracy more.And his treasonous attempt at a coup coup has inspired Republicans around the country to do everything they can to subvert future elections.
The US Capitol has not been attacked since 1812! It's a story!
After highlighting a couple of good articles pertaining to these issues, Politico has an answer for that and guess who is to blame?
Theres a lot more to be said about all of this, but heres one point that both of these articles raise: For better or worse, campaign coverage emphasizes what candidates are doing and saying. Washington policy and politics coverage emphasizes what the president and other leaders are trying to move through Congress.
If Democratic candidates arent talking about Americas anti-democratic movement, and if President JOE BIDEN, Speaker NANCY PELOSI and Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER arent doing it every day in Washington, then the coverage will reflect that. That is not a defense of the political-media ecosystem but just a description of it.
See, it's the Democratic party leaders who are failing to do what Trump did. Stand on a soap box and yell fake news and enemy of the people and maybe journalists will listen.
What f**king crap.
It's not like Republicans are hiding what they are doing to subvert the Constitution and the will of the people.
They are doing it in plain freaking sight!
https://crooksandliars.com/2021/12/political-admits-campaign-coverage-rules
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Politico Admits They're Ignoring The Threat To Democracy (Original Post)
UCmeNdc
Dec 2021
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Edwcraig
(290 posts)1. Investigating Pearl Harbor
It is as if after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, instead of declaring war we formed a Congressional committee to investigate what happened. What happened was the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. We are at war. Attack the enemy. Save Democracy.
PortTack
(32,774 posts)2. Politico was sold and they intend on going to pay to view...good! Maybe we'll see less of their crap
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)3. I don't know what to think of Politico these days.
On the one hand, my favorite WH reporter (former correspondent for AP, the most important seat in the Briefing Room) Jonathan Lemire is now heading up Politico's shop. (He still also works for MSNBC and NBC).
Here's his bio on twitter now:
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