As the Democratic Party began to coalesce behind Kamala Harris, the New York Times‘ popular Morning newsletter (7/23/24) quickly put forward the knee-jerk corporate media prescription for Democratic candidates: urging Harris to the right. ‘Radical’ DemocratsAnd where do people get the idea that the Democratic Party is, as Leonhardt says, “radical,” and misaligned with them on important issues? But centrist media play a starring role here, too, having long portrayed progressive Democratic candidates and officials as extreme and out of step with voters. But few in the public recognize that, given media coverage that dehumanizes immigrants and fearmongers about the border (FAIR.org, 6/2/23, 8/31/23). “If Harris took a moderate position, she could undermine Republican claims that she is an elite cultural liberal,” Leonhardt wrote.

Source: New York Times July 27, 2024 01:23 UTC