My latest—tell it like it is; pressrun.media/p/no-more-word…
“There’s a deliberate media movement underway to not use the clear, accurate language to describe Republican efforts to suppress the vote, just like there was a deliberate media movement to not accurately describe Trump as a "liar" for four years.”
“What's driving the media hesitation? Maybe it's because "voter suppression" sounds un-American. It sounds undemocratic, and it sounds like advocates don't support free and fair elections in this country.”
“It’s much easier, and more polite, to use the watered down "voter restriction" description. Voter "restrictions" sound somewhat plausible or defensible. "Suppression" sounds illegal.”
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
