Is Chris Hayes trying to become a subtler Hannity for Bernie Sanders?

[highplainsdem]

I posted here about a month ago about Chris Hayes' bias:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128756310


He had Sanders on yesterday. Today he had an "electability" segment to try to run down the electability argument for Biden, and he highlighted the CNN poll showing all the major Democratic candidates doing about equally well against Trump...and Hayes conveniently left out ALL the other recent polls showing Biden well ahead of the rest of the field, including Hayes' darling Bernie.

I don't normally follow Hayes' tweets, but I noticed he tweeted about that video of Biden talking about Cheney, and he also tweeted this two days ago:

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The congealing consensus view of Joe Biden as The Electable One seems a wee bit premature, IMHO.

I don't believe for a second that Hayes would have tweeted anything similar about Bernie if the polls indicated that Bernie was doing that much better than Biden.

Hayes also took a swipe this afternoon at Mayor Pete, who -- other than Biden -- has been doing best against Bernie in the polls. This was in a tweet that was ostensibly about Bill de Blasio but seems more aimed at belittling Mayor Pete:

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I get all the eye-rolling, I do, but it’s also a *little* odd that a guy who’s run the biggest city in America creditably is perceived as a joke but the mayor of...South Bend is the Next Big Thing.

I didn't notice Hayes taking swipes at other Democratic candidates, and I don't think it's any coincidence that he's going after the two he apparently perceives as the biggest threats to Sanders getting the nomination.

And no, I don't think Hayes is nearly as bad as Hannity in his bias.

But IMO it's dishonest journalism to do a segment on electability and deliberately omit multiple polls showing Biden well ahead of Sanders and everyone else.

And it's childish of Hayes to post snide tweets trying to run down Biden as The Electable One and Mayor Pete as the Next Big Thing.

[JI7]

1. just figuring this out ? you must have missed him during the 2016 elections

[highplainsdem]

3. I really didn't watch him that much then. Have never been that big a fan of his.

[emulatorloo]

12. Hayes just doesn't think anything through anymore

as he has blinders on.

[George II]

15. Did he ever?

[redstatebluegirl]

2. I quit watching him a while ago

because of this.

[highplainsdem]

9. Understandable. I wouldn't even mind him showing a bit of bias if he were at least honest

in presenting facts.

But when you do what purports to be an expert discussion of electability, then cherrypick the ONLY recent poll that even partially backs up your argument and ignore all the other polls that show your favorite slipping farther and farther behind the frontrunner, it's a complete sham.

[Cha]

35. Yeah, he doesn't seem very bright to me..

Too much like gaslighting..

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[NYMinute]

4. Chris Hayes is not even subtle

He is openly advocating and should be fired. Ari, Rachel and Lawrence never do this.

Chris Hayes has a much bigger reach but he is no better than TYT or the Sane Progressive.

[highplainsdem]

6. I agree that Ari, Rachel and Lawrence are much more professional, much better journalists.

I wish they'd give Hayes' time slot to Ari, or Joy Reid. Or Brian Williams, for that matter.

[Gothmog]

5. I stopped watching Hayes because of this

[tishaLA]

7. He also has so-called Justice Democrats on all the time

He's unable to hide it. I'm only surprised he never turned into a tRump-Russia truther

[Celerity]

17. Actual members of the JD PAC board or just the members of the House they endorsed?

AOC resigned from their board the day after she beat Crowley in the primary last June.

These are the only House members who they endorsed who won in the general



They have a pretty dismal record as most of their endorsed candidates were running in ruby red districts or states.

They will probably only add one new person in 2020 Marie Newman, (who also, to be fair, was endorsed almost across the board by mainstream liberal orgs too) if she can win the primary versus the anti-choice, homophobic, anti-immigrant Problem Solvers caucus member Lipinski in a re-match. It is a safe Dem seat, as other than two years after the 1972 Nixon landslide it has been non stop Democratic-held since the 1950's.

[tishaLA]

45. He has their spokesman on

A least a couple times per month

[Celerity]

48. thanks for the reply

[Mike Nelson]

8. Hmmm...

… also, putting down Biden and Beto seems to diminish the two many believe best situated to defeat Trump... Biden in the Midwest and Beto taking Texas... make one wonder...

[Wounded Bear]

10. The whole concept of "electability" makes my eyes glaze over...

The most un-electable candidate in history is squatting in the White House right now.

Why are we Dems getting wrapped around the axle on this issue? It's stupid.

[highplainsdem]

11. It's not "stupid" to focus on electability with so much at stake in this election.

[emulatorloo]

13. Yes, we need to win this one. Four more years of Trump and McConnell will destroy us

especially the most vulnerable in our society.

[Thekaspervote]

14. Boycott time!!

[highplainsdem]

25. No (and I hope you're joking). Save the boycotts for the shows pushing bigotry.

[BigmanPigman]

16. I think that Chris Matthews may be slightly pushing Biden.

Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me?

[highplainsdem]

20. I very rarely catch any of his show, and when I do it's usually just the last few minutes. So

I don't know if he's been pushing Biden.

He did a really good Headliners profile of Biden, though.

[BigmanPigman]

24. I usually switch the channel if I am near my remote

since he always interrupts people.

[Drunken Irishman]

23. It wouldn't surprise me. Matthews has an affinity for blue collar, rust-belt candidates...

Plus, isn't he from Pennsylvania too?

[George II]

18. Not so subtle.

[certainot]

19. chris hayes is no sean hannity

[Taraman]

21. I've never seen what you describe in Chris Hayes

Maybe it's me... Maybe I'm just dull... or stoopid.

[highplainsdem]

27. Well, judging by most of the replies here, I've been slow to see it. But I just can't overlook it

when Hayes does something as obvious as cherry-picking that poll tonight, or using his Twitter feed to take swipes at Bernie Sanders' main rivals.

[comradebillyboy]

22. When did he stop? And it never was subtile.

[vlyons]

26. I've thought he was more pro-Gillibrand

He seems very deferential to her, when he's had her on.

[badhair77]

28. I stopped watching him for this reason.

[Hoyt]

29. Big Ed was a Sanders' fanatic too. Big Ed was a con man, and wore a leather helmet

playing football.

[lunamagica]

30. That's why I don't watch him anymore

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[Cha]

40. I would think he would

be losing a lot of his audience with his obvious bias..

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[Cha]

31. This isn't the first time Hayes has

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been called out for his bias.

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Here's your OP from April 5th!

Getting tired of Chris Hayes. His All In account just tweeted a nasty hit piece on Biden

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128756310#top

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[Maru Kitteh]

32. Hayes had a very obvious full-on woodie for BS in 2016. The kind that makes

a walk to the chalkboard the subject of class legend for weeks on end. It was pretty pathetic.

If Mayor Pete gets too close to BS, be assured Hayes will start running him down as well.

[Cha]

33. This tweet right here.. shows.. not too big

a thinker

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[Cha]

34. "Is there a segment of your audience that you don't care about. I'm not alone in objecting to your..

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[Kahuna7]

36. Whew, you think? Last night he had on a reporter talking about..

how trump and barr are going after Hunter Biden to take out Joe. He was absolutely giddy. Grinning and just couldn't contain his glee. Disgusting.

[Cha]

37. Yeah, they're all disgusting Losers..

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Mahalo, Kahuna

[Demsrule86]

41. That is horrible...Hayes is off my DVR going forward.

He is the only one who covered the story too...right wing hit job.

[highplainsdem]

47. I missed that. Probably a good thing, since I might have thrown something at the screen.

God, how disgusting of Hayes...

[dalton99a]

38. Chris Hayes is as fair and balanced as David Sirota

[NurseJackie]

39. I can't stand him. Only that hyper-caffeinated Steve Kornacki is more annoying than he is.

[BannonsLiver]

42. I think he's in the tank for Bernie as well.

Some people think he’s a trump lover but to me he’s a Bernie devotee through and through.

[NurseJackie]

43. He fits the profile and demographics... so I'm not surprised.

[NastyRiffraff]

44. Nothing new for him

He did the same thing in 2016. His show turned into the Bernie Sanders Show. He wasn't, and isn't, even subtle about it. More subtle than Hannity perhaps, but that's an extremely low bar.

[SidDithers]

46. There's nothing subtle about it...nt

Sid