1. This article advances a (dubious) narrative and pretends it's journalism.
It doesn't begin to make the case that Democrats are in "despair."
It quotes a handful of party operatives and elected officials.
It doesn't begin to make the case that Democrats are in "despair."
It quotes a handful of party operatives and elected officials.
2. It paints Democrats as lost and panicking when, in fact, a Gallup poll released yesterday shows 75% of Democrats are satisfied with the candidates.
That's way more than 2016 and almost every other election. (It's about the same as 2008.)
news.gallup.com/poll/284360/de…
That's way more than 2016 and almost every other election. (It's about the same as 2008.)
news.gallup.com/poll/284360/de…
3. The article describes Trump's decision to award Rush Limbaugh the Medal of Freedom as a "dazzling reality-show reveal" to a "talk-radio icon."
No mention of Limbaugh's years of sexism and racism.
No mention of Limbaugh's years of sexism and racism.
4. The reason why these kinds of articles are written is that it is a way to perform "neutrality." You can't write anything that would hint at your views on any substantive topic so you replace it with a view on something process-oriented and intangible.
THE DEMS ARE PANICKING
THE DEMS ARE PANICKING
