2024 Presidential

The Media Rally For Tim Walz, Harris's Pro-Socialist Running Mate
Well of course. So Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris plucks a heretofore unknown Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz to be her running mate -- and the liberal media rallies.

CBS Hypes Trump as a Border Extremist, Worries Harris Not Left Enough
Correspondent Natalie Brand theorized on CBS Saturday Morning that immigration will be a key issue in November’s election, but that was about the only thing in her report that made any sense. While Brand portrayed former President Donald Trump as an out-of-touch extremist, she worried that Vice President Kamala Harris may not be far enough to the left to appeal to Latino voters.

ABC's Parks Hails 'Joyful' Harris Contrasting With 'Nasty' Trump
ABC White House correspondent MaryAlice Parks joined Saturday’s installment of Good Morning America to gush over the supposed contrast between “joyful” and “happy” Vice President Kamala Harris and the “mean and nasty” Donald Trump. If that wasn’t bad enough, Parks also predicted that most people will not care about Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, embellishing his…

Free Beacon Editor Corrects PBS 'No Evidence' Claim Walz Padded Resume
Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson was forced to correct PBS News Hour host Amna Nawaz on Friday after the latter claimed “there’s no evidence” Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz has embellished his military resume. Johnson correctly pointed out that, on the contrary, “there’s no question” he has “padded and inflated his resume.”

NewsBusters Podcast: Harris vs. Trump, or 'Unicorn Sparkles vs. Puke'
Donald Trump held a press conference, for which he received zero credit. But at least Kamala Harris took a few questions. The Washington Post contrasted the campaigns: Trump is relying on "dark and dystopian" tones about life under Biden, while Team Harris is "joyous about the joy." One voter said the contrast was "unicorn sparkles versus puke."

NPR Shocked That GOP Mocked Walz Putting Tampons in Boys' Bathrooms
A report from National Public Radio’s digital news desk editor and writer Rachel Treisman, “Why Republicans are calling Walz 'Tampon Tim,'” summarized the Republican mockery of Minnesota governor and Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz for signing into law a requirement that public schools provide menstrual products to students in grades 4-12. In the girls’ and boys’ bathrooms.

Nets Gaslight Viewers, Use Kamala Avoiding Questions to...Bash Trump?
On Friday, ABC, CBS, and NBC engaged in some farcical gaslighting during their Friday morning news shows by implying it’s been former President Donald Trump — instead of Vice President Kamala Harris, who has completely avoided questions (until a brief softball session Thursday) and zero interviews — that’s been guilty of ducking reporters and, when he has, peddled “false and misleading…

Morning Joe Is Upside Down: Kamala Is Reagan, Trump Is Biden
It turned upside down on Morning Joe Friday. Joe Scarborough approvingly cited Peggy Noonan suggesting that Trump has become Biden on the "mental acuity" meter. Katty Kay said the Democratic ticket is like "sunny Reagan."

PolitiFact Rates Vance 'Mostly False' For Claim Walz Abandoned Unit
Following days of controversy, PolitiFact officially gave GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance a “mostly false” rating on Friday for claiming his Democratic counterpart, Tim Walz, abandoned his National Guard unit prior to its deployment to Iraq. However, PolitiFact omitted some key details from those who served with Walz that could’ve changed the truth-o-meter.

MRC's Brent Bozell Mocks Media Talk of Tim Walz, 'Moderate' Democrat
MRC founder and president Brent Bozell appeared Thursday morning on Varney & Co. show on Fox Business. Host Stuart Varney played some funny clips of Democrats claiming Tim Walz wasn’t a leftist. Bozell unfurled a litany of Walz's leftist positions on transgender issues, abortion, immigration, and huge spending bills.

Coates Asks Walz's Superior If Walz Offended The Service Or Just Him
CNN’s Laura Coates welcomed Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz’s former National Guard superior, Command Sergeant Major Doug Julin, to her Thursday show to try to defend Walz against claims he quit on his unit prior to its Iraq deployment in order to run for Congress. However, Julin refused to play along, leading Coates to object to the word “quit” and wonder if Walz simply offended him personally…

CNN Host Mis-Corrects GOP Guest on Minnesota Crime Surge Under Walz
On Wednesday morning, CNN host Sara Sidner wrongly tried to correct her Republican guest, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, when the Minnesota Republican informed viewers that crime in the state has surged since Democratic Governor Tim Walz came into office in 2019.

Joy Talks 'Joy': 'Fun' Democrats vs. 'Frightening' Republicans
Wednesday night’s episode of MSNBC’s The ReidOut was a particularly “joyful” one. Seriously. Host Joy Reid’s obsession with how “fun” the Harris/Walz Democratic ticket is in comparison to the “frightening” Republican ticket of Trump/Vance was reflected in how many times she mentioned the word “joy” (i.e. far too many).

Column: Can't Cancel Walz's Radicalism with Camo Hats or Ice Fishing
One of the most bizarre left-wing media spins is the claim that Tim Walz the Libertine Leftist can still appeal to rural conservative voters. He may back abortion on demand, "gender-affirming care" for kids, and free college for illegal immigrants, but hey, he likes hunting and ice fishing and he does butter carving. How does that cancel out the ideology?