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Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Our liberal media

Posted on 11:38 by Unknown
It occurs to me: part of the problem with our political media and analysis is that they always define Republican victory in terms of political direction and Democratic victory in terms of extremity. That is, a Republican victory is seen as a repudiation of liberalism, while a Democratic victory is seen as a repudiation of extremism. One suggests a push towards the right is the mandate of an election; the other suggests a push towards the center is the mandate of an election. Just another way in which the media pursues a "heads conservatives win, tails liberals lose" narrative.
Maybe that'll start to change.
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