Ken Berwitz
If you want to know why everyone finds lefty journalists soridiculous, take a look at this particularly silly Politifact. I said “theDemocratic Party keeps getting smaller and smaller.” Looking tothe actual numbers, Politifact is forced to agree that, in the last sevenyears, the Democrats have lost 11 governorships, 13 U.S. Senate seats, 69 Houseseats, and an amazing 910 state legislative seats. Visibly frustrated, theyturn to national Gallup polls. Democrats in 2008 had 38% support; today it is29%.
If Politifact were checking actual “facts,”that would be the end of the matter. They would rate it something like”True, even though we really hate it.” Instead, shaking withfrustration, they grasp at straws: but Democrats (with an incumbentpresident and a massive crony shake-down machine) have raised more money! Andhere is one poll showing Democrats have (or had) support among Millennials! Ofcourse, neither of those has anything to do with what I said.
Politifact is also, “ahem,” peeved I correctlyobserved the Democratic field is not exactly young and dynamic.
Here is a prediction for their next Politifact: they will”fact” check my first sentence, and conclude it is false because,hey, they found three other lefty journalists who do not think they areridiculous.
