Media Pushing False Notion Dem Victory in NY Race Would Mean Rejection

Lachlan Markay
May 24th, 2011 10:46 AM
Many in the press are gearing up to present today's special election in New York's 26th Congressional District as a referendum on Republican budget proposals and plans to reform entitlement programs. MSNBC's website collected examples of such claims from numerous news outlets, including the Associated Press, Roll Call, the Hill, and a pair of local newspapers. Left-wing news outfits such as…
 

In NY-26, Jack Davis Scuffles With Cameraman, and AP IDs Him As a 'Tea

Tom Blumer
May 12th, 2011 4:34 PM
Can someone call himself a Tea Party candidate even though he has no visible support from local Tea Party groups and has been asked by one of them not to run? The Associated Press's Carolyn Thompson apparently thinks so. Thompson's 3:03 p.m. report (saved here for future reference, fair use and discussion purposes) makes no mention of congressional candidate Jack Davis's lack of Tea Party…