Newspapers ditch Republican charged with assaulting Guardian reporter

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Newspapers ditch Republican charged with assaulting Guardian reporter

Two Montana papers withdraw backing for Congress candidate
Greg Gianforte, who is accused of slamming journalist into ground

Damien Gayle
Thursday 25 May 2017 10.43 BST

A Republican candidate for the US Congress has lost the support of two newspapers in his state after he was charged with the assault of a Guardian reporter who tried to ask him about his party’s healthcare plan.

Greg Gianforte, who is running for Montana’s congressional seat in a special election to be held on Thursday, was charged with misdemeanour assault after Ben Jacobs made a complaint to police about the incident at Gianforte’s campaign headquarters on Wednesday.

A witness account of the incident given by a Fox News reporter claims that, after Jacobs asked Gianforte his question, the candidate “grabbed Jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground” before punching him.

Two of the state’s biggest papers, the Billings Gazette and the Missoulian, announced they would be rescinding their endorsements of Gianforte after the incident.

In a leader comment, the Billings Gazette’s editorial board said it was “at a loss for words”.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/25/newspapers-ditch-us-republican-charged-with-assaulting-guardian-reporter-montana

[Chasstev365]

1. Watch: He will still win! (It was the liberal's fault)

I hope I am wrong!

[global1]

2. What Gianforte Did Was 'Deplorable'......nt

[enough]

3. Recently a candidate for Governor in PA physically went after a reporter in public

and the crowd in the room applauded.

http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-scott-wagner-tracker-fight-20170503-story.html

Video at link

[yallerdawg]

4. It is reported that 70% of the anticipated vote is in already.

Would this kind of incident have changed the vote?

Is this a concern regarding early voting and mail-in voting?

Campaigns go on until the last poll closes. Are voters making complete informed decisions when they cast their vote well before Election Day?

Is 'more' voters more important than 'informed' voters?

[pamdb]

5. Endorsements

You know, the body slamming was bad enough, but how can newspapers, or anyone for that matter, endorse or support someone who believes in the young earth idea? I can't even call it a theory. Especially in a state like Montana with so many archeological finds.