The GOP clinched main victories in two special elections held on Tuesday however was largely ignored by the mainstream media.
Mike Garcia managed to flip California’s 25th District, changing into the primary Republican to try this within the state since 1998. Garcia, a former Navy fight pilot, was declared the winner on Wednesday after his Democratic challenger, state assemblywoman Christy Smith, conceded the race. The congressional seat was beforehand held by Rep. Katie Hill, who resigned final yr.
Each Garcia and Smith will face off once more in November.
Wisconsin state senator Tom Tiffany was capable of keep the GOP’s management over the state’s conservative-leaning seventh district left vacant by Rep. Sean Duffy.
Previous particular elections in latest reminiscence generated loads of information protection, notably when Democrats choose up congressional seats as pundits typically hype that such victories are a “bellwether” for what’s to come back within the upcoming elections.
Nevertheless, there was little to zero point out of Garcia and Tiffany’s victories on any of the key information networks.
Not one of the three broadcast networks, ABC, CBS, and NBC, aired any protection of the particular election races throughout Wednesday’s morning packages. The networks skipped such protection within the night information reveals as properly, even after Garcia’s declared victory that happened within the afternoon.
CNN utterly ignored each races all through the day. In the meantime, MSNBC as soon as talked about Garcia’s possible win on Wednesday morning however ignored Tiffany’s victory.
The TV networks equally downplayed the breaking information surrounding the launched listing of Obama officers who requested the unmasking of former nationwide safety advisor Michael Flynn.
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Broadcast networks ABC and NBC utterly ignored the unmasking listing throughout their night packages. “World Information Tonight” and “NBC Nightly Information” saved a lot of its deal with the newest developments within the coronavirus outbreak whereas “CBS Night Information” briefly addressed the controversy.
Whereas MSNBC briefly talked about the information within the afternoon, CNN waited practically 4 hours earlier than masking the unmasking on air.
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