Barbara Andres
2 min readAug 15, 2024

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This has become apparent in the Washington Post's and NY Times' headlines covering the election. With very few exceptions, they slant the story against Harris/Walz and for Trump/Vance regardless of the content of the articles. The headline writers are clearly carrying water for their bosses, who are carrying Trump's water. If Trump, against all that is good and reasonable, wins this election, they will carry most if not all of the blame in my mind.

Today's Washington Post:

>> "Harris's policies have shifted and are taking shape" = she is a shapeshifter

>> "Walz's false claim that Vance never voted for any pro-worker bills" = blown way out of proportion. Where is the coverage of Vance's deplorable attempts (not stopping despite being debunked) to swiftboat Walz?

>> "Trump, in North Carolina speech, signals openness to expanding tariff plans." Oh, and let's not talk about the crazy rants that were 99 percent of the speech--just make him sound like a normal candidate!

The NY Times is just as bad.

"Voter registration data offers a hint of enthusiasm for Democrats." A hint? Try a raging tsunami that has lifted the Democratic party polls from below to above Trump's numbers in 3 weeks.

"In a speech on the economy, Donald Trump still lobbed personal attacks against Kamala Harris." Yes, true, but again, have you listened to the guy in the last few days? He sounds like the loud drunk shouting into the air at the end of a bar. Oh, and "a speech on the economy?" It was not and never was going to be that. Have you met the guy?

There's more, but my blood pressure is boiling just writing this. In the interest of "balance," or, more likely, clicks and ratings, what were once respectable news sources are clearly slanted right.

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Barbara Andres
Barbara Andres

Written by Barbara Andres

Muddling through, one story at a time. Grab a cup of tea, pull up a chair, and let’s get curious together. On Bluesky: @terriersrus.bsky.social

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