Yes, Krugman is right, Hillary is being mau-maued by the press–but no more so than was Sanders. And that’s what the “mainstream” “news” media does to Democrats: we have a media owned by right-wing moguls and corporations that espouses right-wing causes, agendas, frames—and I mean shamelessly. And endlessly. That is nothing more than a given, but it’s good Dr. K keeps reminding us. I’m not being sarcastic–he has a huge audience and a bully pulpit.
But the establishment liberal commentariat really has some explainin’ to do when it comes to Hillary’s conduct as a nominee. For one thing, her manic pivot to the right since realizing she had clinched the nomination. Are they addressing that? Ha!
At Commondreams, Sonali Kolhatar headlines: “This Election Is Hillary Clinton’s to Lose, and She’s Screwing It Up”
And man, does she enumerate the ways. Among them:
“Her refusal to even attempt to embrace bold progressive values and her inability to read the simmering nationwide anger over economic and racial injustice are the larger obstacles to her popularity.”