Hedging Bets: CNN Now Says Dem ‘Landslide’ Was ‘Always a Pipe Dream’
With President Trump holding onto good leads in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Ohio (with strong numbers in the rest of the rust belt), months of media reports about the death of the Trump presidency may have been greatly exaggerated. So much so that shortly before the 10 o’clock hour, CNN started hedging their bets by suggesting pundit predictions of a Democratic landslide were “always…
Twitter Labels Pro-Trump Election Calls Even When Media Agree
Twitter couldn’t wait to test its new labeling policy on election night. Several accounts and influencers were given big blue labels after calling a win in certain states for the incumbent, President Donald Trump.
Bitter Nets: GOP ‘Disinformation’ ‘Scared’ FL Latinos Away from Dems
In the early hours of Tuesday’s election night specials on the broadcast networks, multiple liberal journalists were beset by the fact that President Trump was doing far better than expected in Florida and South Florida, due in large part of what they called “disinformation” that successfully “scared” Latinos with fears of Democrats implementing “socialism.”
NY Times: Trump Eroding Democracy While Biden Shows True Manhood
Jessica Bennett, the New York Times’ first “gender editor,” filed some silly pre-election psychoanalysis for Monday’s edition: “Trump (Tough Guy), Biden (Nice Guy) and the Politics of Manliness.” Bennett opened with the textual equivalent of a campaign video for a former Democratic president that the media clearly misses: "The words were evocative, and not simply because Mr. Obama…
Tapper Leads Off Election Eve Coverage With Venomous Rant
On Monday afternoon’s The Lead with Jake Tapper, CNN host Jake Tapper led off his show with a venomous attack on President Trump. Tapper accused Trump of being “incredibly reckless” for hosting campaign events on the eve of the election and claimed that America “is on edge” due to Trump.
CNN's Brian Stelter Echoes Biden: 'Truth Is On the Ballot!'
In the last edition of CNN's Reliable Sources before the election, host Brian Stelter launched into another one of his Trump-trashing "essays" about how he and CNN stand for "truth." What will he do with his show if Biden wins?
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary RIPS Biden’s Anti-Fracking Comments on CNBC
Shark Tank star and businessman Kevin O’Leary had some pretty sharp words for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his anti-fracking positions.
NYT Terrified of Trump Trucks, Clogged Traffic, Ignored Lefty Violence
The New York Times reliably took the word of the Biden campaign that it felt threatened and had to cancel two rallies, when a group of truck-driving Trump fans in Texas surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus. It also freaked out over Trump fans slowing traffic over a bridge in New York. But the paper’s fear and loathing over political activists blocking traffic is selective. They didn…
ABC Cheers Biden 'Acting as President' Before All Votes Counted
ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos was already celebrating Joe Biden’s victory on Good Morning America Tuesday morning. While the GMA journalists blasted President Trump as a voter suppressor who would declare a premature victory, Stephanopoulos didn’t mind Biden pretending he was President, prematurely.
Morning Joe Parrots Biden Campaign: 'Keep an Eye on Texas'
Morning Joe panelists, both in their own right, and passing along "insider" info from the Biden campaign, float the notion that Joe Biden might carry Texas. "Keep your eye on Texas" is the phrase o' the day.
Stevie Wonder: ‘You Must Vote Justice In And Injustice Out.’
Another singer has publicly voiced support for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Yahoo Buries Millions of Users Under Avalanche of Anti-Trump Headlines
It’s not just TV news that’s heavily skewed their election news this year – a major Internet news site has bombarded its readers with anti-Trump and pro-Biden headlines every morning for the past four months. A Media Research Center analysis of The Daily Yahoo email newsletter, compiled by Yahoo News and delivered to the inboxes of approximately 225 million active monthly users of…
Teen Vogue: Even with Biden Win, A 'Need to Destroy the Old’ USA
After advocating for revolt this summer with the Black Lives Matter protests, Teen Vogue wants to make sure the “revolutionary movement” to radically transform America keeps going, even (perhaps especially) if Joe Biden wins.
BAD JOKE: NPR Reporters Tout Biden Putting 'Character on the Ballot'
On Monday, NPR’s Morning Edition summed up the Biden campaign almost exactly in the way the Biden campaign would like. Political reporters Asma NPR reporters Asma Khalid and Scott Detrow took turns on Monday moring explaining how Biden placed a bet on a campaign on “character” and a return to normalcy, and there was no time or space to explore how the Biden family’s foreign lobbying…