The Dark Electoral Secret the Media Has Hidden for 50 Years

The dark electoral secret the media has hidden for 50 years

For over 50 years, our media has been covering up Republican voter suppression efforts. This year, though, they’re getting so obvious that it’ll be interesting to see if they continue to whitewash the practice.Remember all those reports you’ve seen on TV during previous elections, where the reporter is outside a polling place with a line stretching around the block? In the 2008 election, for example, CNN anchor Kirin Chetry noted that in Ohio: “…

How the Media Has Been Normalizing the GOP’s Voter Suppression Right in Our Faces

For decades, reporters have treated hours-long voting lines as a “normal” feature of Election Day instead of investigating why some Americans consistently face greater barriers to the ballot.

Has the Media Normalized the GOP’s Voter Suppression Right Before Our Eyes?

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