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There’s nothing really surprising in this Media Research Council (MRC) study of media bias since Vice President Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden at the top of the ticket. If you’ve got two brain cells working and watch or read any mainstream media at all, you’re aware that the press has gone gaga over Kamala.
The MRC study found that 84% of the media coverage of Kamala Harris has been positive since July 21. The comments from reporters, anchors, and other guests on the NBC News, ABC News, and CBS News evening shows have been a massive love fest with supposedly experienced, unbiased reporters nearly swooning with Kamala worship.
In contrast, Donald Trump received 89% negative coverage.
That’s impossible, right? No one can be described in a negative light 9 out of 10 times on news programs that purport to be unbiased. Shouldn’t the law of averages play a role or sheer dumb luck work in Trump’s favor?
The one story that the media played right down the middle was Trump’s attempted assassination. Showing the former president shaking his fist and shouting «Fight! Fight! Fight!» too often would have been biased if the media dwelt on it. It was quickly and unceremoniously removed from the public consciousness.
But the level of bias in Harris’s favor is frightening. This is how dictatorships come to be. And unquestioning, unrelenting positivity and adoration on the part of the American media for Kamala Harris is a phenomenon that threatens democracy far more than Donald Trump could ever imagine.
