More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
On Thursday, the broadcast networks wasted no time advancing President Obama’s political strategy to force Republicans to confirm his Supreme Court nominee. The NBC, ABC, and CBS morning newscasts were eager to tout “pressure” being brought to bear on GOP senators to make them “pay a price” for opposing Merrick Garland for the high court.
On NBC’s Today, correspondent Andrea Mitchell proclaimed: “This is shaping up as an epic confirmation battle. Political lines drawn by the President and the Republican Senate and a critical seat on the Supreme Court, for now held hostage to presidential campaign politics.”