The Next Battle Is To Stop Trump From Sabotaging the Count

 


"While the media has learned to be more critical of Trump, there is still a powerful impulse towards faux-neutrality when covering partisan competition. Mainstream media is still governed by the imperatives of pretending that both sides of a debate are equally valid. Just on Sunday, The New York Times reported on Trump’s stoking of political violence with a headline that read: “With the Election Looming, the Nation’s Divisions Play Out in the Streets: Disruptions in New Jersey, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and elsewhere reflect a bitter, uncertain election.” The headline was later changed to read: Trump Backers Block Highways as Election Tensions Play Out in the Streets.” The first headline shows that the initial impulse of the mainstream media in any partisan dispute will be to avoid casting blame on one party. Which means Trump’s muddying of the water will have some impact."

 

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