Morning Jolt: The Media’s Dirty Secret about GOP Coverage

On the menu today: A liberal New York Times columnist laments that Republicans in Ohio and Pennsylvania can choose between the President Trump-endorsed J. D. Vance and Mehmet Oz "or a half-dozen alternatives without reality-TV careers." It seems like a particularly disingenuous complaint, since I figure if you were really troubled by celebrity candidates, you would bother to learn the names of at least one or two of the alternatives. For more on all the GOP Senate candidates in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Georgia as well, read on.

The Media's Not-So-Secret Love for GOP Celebrity Candidates

I think New York Times columnist Gail Collins said a lot more than she realized yesterday when she offered a recent summary of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Republican Senate primaries:

I guess we should move on to politics for a bit. Next month there'll be big Senate primaries in places like Ohio — where Republicans will have to choose between the newly anointed Trump favorite J.D. Vance of "Hillbilly ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 19 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 19 2022 The Media's Dirty Secret about GOP Coverage On the menu today: A liberal New York Times columnist laments that Republicans in Ohio and Pennsylvania can choose between the President Trump-endorsed J. D. Vance and Mehmet Oz "or a half-dozen alternatives without reality-TV careers." It seems like a particularly disingenuous complaint, since I figure if you were really troubled by celebrity candidates, you would bother to learn the names of at least one or two of the alternatives. For more on all the GOP Senate candidates in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Georgia as well, read on. The Media's Not-So-Secret Love for GOP Celebrity Candidates I think New York Times columnist Gail Collins said a lot more than she realized yesterday when she offered a recent summary of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Republican Senate primaries: I guess we should move on to politics for a bit. Next month there'll be big Senate primaries in places like Ohio — where Republicans will have to choose between the newly anointed Trump favorite J.D. Vance of "Hillbilly ...   READ MORE

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