How complicit are our mainstream media in convincing all too many people that it is Republicans, not Democrats, responsible for the government shutdown?
Here, from Bill D’Agostino’s article at newsbusters.org, is your answer:
For the past month the big three broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) have hammered both Congressional Republicans and President Trump with a wall of negative shutdown coverage, while largely shielding Democrats from blame for the now-historic gridlock.
MRC analysts examined every evening newscast on ABC, CBS, and NBC between October 1 and October 31, 2025. Across the 67 reports and news briefs which discussed the government shutdown, 87 percent of the coverage favored Democrats. Analysts found 83 evaluative statements in which anchors or reporters were critical of Republicans, but just twelve criticizing Democrats.
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- Broadcast shutdown coverage heavily favored Democrats over Republicans (87% to 13%).
- Only 12 reports (less than one fifth) even mentioned that Senate Democrats had refused to vote for a clean continuing resolution.
- Not a single report mentioned that Democrats voted back in March to end the same Obamacare subsidies which they’re now demanding.
Almost no mention by mainstream media that Democrats, not Republicans, were voting against the government reopening? No mention at all that they are doing so by voting against what they voted for in March?
Is that clear enough for you?
Do you remember when we had mainstream media that even tried to pretend they were presenting both sides of the story? If so, I admire your memory.
