Posted on 11/04/2022 12:45:16 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
NEW YORK (AP) — Time was, a television reporter assigned to “democracy issues” would have a quiet time on election night sets, occasionally popping up to talk about broken voting machines at a polling place or two.
That’s not the case in 2022.
Between election deniers and threats to voting rights, news organizations have emphasized the beat. That will continue next Tuesday, with coverage plans for the midterms rounding into shape.
CBS News will have its first-ever “Democracy Desk” to look at those issues and how law enforcement is dealing with threats. NBC News’ “Vote Watch Unit” is looking at election security and disinformation. ABC News has assigned the team of Dan Abrams, Pierre Thomas, Terry Moran and Kate Shaw to the topic.
News teams, mindful of public suspicion about journalists, also promise transparency in their own operations.
“Because there is an adamant disinformation campaign, there are efforts to sow chaos, one of the most important things we can do is stick to the facts,” said CBS anchor Norah O’Donnell.
Expect surprises. Close pre-election polls, with control of the House and Senate up for grabs, combined with the lingering question of whether any politician will take Donald Trump’s example from 2020 and not accept the results, make the night potentially combustible.
“The stakes are high,” said David Chalian, CNN’s political director. “The results of this will alter the course of Biden’s presidency.”
One of Tuesday’s biggest mysteries is whether any 2020 election deniers become 2022 election deniers.
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IOW they are amping up the excuses for Pantiesinawadfa to riot.
It would be hilarious if there are so many races that the D lose that they can’t manage the cheating in reaction to it.
When I see stupidity like this, I realize that lefists are doubling down, again, on stupid, because they refuse to acknowledge reality. Let them.
‘When I use the phrase ‘democracy issues’,’ the MSM said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean–neither more nor less.’
Media preps for election by trashing Republicans.
All about Voter ID laws. Democrats want illegals to vote multiple times. THAT is their definition of Democracy.
“election deniers”
Yeah—like Al Gore supporters, John Kerry supporters, Hillary Clinton supporters and Stacey Abrams.
Got it.
It is just so odd, that every single thing without exception for voter “rights” just so happens to make elections less secure, which somehow favors democrats...weird
This article could have come from the Babylon Bee it’s so ridiculous.
Yep - Democrats only promote Soviet-Style “democracy” - single-party totalitarian rule that controls the media and the narratives
Tucker: Biden is describing the Soviet version of democracy
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4106112/posts
I just don’t understand, how is voting for Republicans, or candidates other than Democrats from minor parties, somehow a threat to democracy?
What’s with this talking point, that “Democracy is on the ballot”? What’s with Obama saying in Arizona that if Republicans win there, that democracy itself will be defeated in Arizona??
How is it, that voting in free and fair elections, for the “wrong” candidate, is somehow NOT exercising one’s choice in a free and fair election?
How is it, that we have to vote Democrat, otherwise, democracy itself will die in darkness, as the Washington Post has been telling us???
We are urged to vote, but if you vote the “wrong” way, per the liberals, then our system of government itself is destroyed???
They go on and on about “democracy” and how true Americans are a “threat to democracy.”
They’re playing to the stupid people among us. That’s what supports Democrats.
Everyone is aware that social media (all the free ones) is selling you. You are the product, i.e. your information is sold.
But all the free media (TV, radio, internet news, etc) is just selling. They are free because they are selling, and that includes political issues.
The issue is that what we call news has also become sales, i.e. the new Tesla, IPhone, a Disney ride are out, have you taken your flu vaccine? Likewise, when they are talking politics, they are selling. Folks assume there should be objectivity, neutrality... Who says? It’s a private business and they are into selling...
Folks always think they can get a “free lunch.” There is no such thing.
Surely they mean the demise of demoKKKracy.
Commies even when they get DESTROYED next week won’t change their ways they dont understand that people are fed up with their sh*t they are just gonna double down
Thankfully many of the crime deniers and the inflation deniers will be defeated.
“CBS News will have its first-ever “Democracy Desk” to look at those issues and how law enforcement is dealing with threats. NBC News’ “Vote Watch Unit” is looking at election security and disinformation. ABC News has assigned the team of Dan Abrams, Pierre Thomas, Terry Moran and Kate Shaw to the topic.”
Don’t watch and boycott the sponsors. (I know, how can you boycott the sponsors when you don’t watch?) We’ll figure it out.
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