a thread on this truly awful NYT page-one piece today and the paper's knee jerk embrace of GOP talking point that BLM protests are bad news for Dems. nytimes.com/2020/08/26/us/…
the paper literally sprinted to get into print a story about how a black man being shot by white police and a white right-wing militiaman killing BLM protesters hurts *Dems* politically.
NYT makes *no mention* that polling shows that BLM protests enjoys overwhelming public support this year
NYT never explains how BLM protesters *being attacked* hurts Dems.
NYT never even considers the scenario hurts GOP politically.
NYT concludes Kenosha is hurting Dems because NYT interviewed 4 (!) voters.
no indication any Black voters were interviewed
NYT also interviewed an editor of a right-wing Wisc website. no liberal partisans were quoted
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