Donald Trump went back to the hospital Tuesday for his third “checkup” in just over a year, but faces fewer questions about his age and vitality than Joe Biden. He lost a war of choice, at serious cost to the U.S. and the world, but we don’t hear much about how weak and discredited he is. Why are these critiques missing?
In this episode, Matt and Brian discuss:
Jared Polis…what the fuck?! (Redux.)
Jake Auchinchloss…what the fuck?!
Democratic National Committee…what the fuck?!
Are all these intraparty recriminations why Dems seem like they’re MIA in the fight against Trump? Or are there structural issues that prevent Democrats from driving attention to GOP weaknesses? Are progressive and mainstream media outlets covering Democratic infighting because that’s where the conflict is? Or are their readers and viewers simply more interested in Democratic factionalism than in the partisan food fight? If Democrats took a page from the GOP and made a big stink about everything—Trump’s physical deterioration, his humiliating defeat in Iran, his impeachable corruption—would media outlets cover it? Or is the media ecosystem really just rigged against them?
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Further reading:
David Seligman on Colorado Democrats’ obligation to investigate Jared Polis.
Lauren Egan on why Trump’s failing health isn’t a media or opposition-party obsession, the way Biden’s was.
Brian Beutler: Democrats shouldn’t fall for the revisionist history of Trump’s impeachments—it is wrong to say they backfired.
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