After Labeling Garland ‘Moderate,’ CBS Now Calls Him ‘Solid Liberal’

Kyle Drennen | March 18, 2016
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In the 48 hours following President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, CBS correspondent Jan Crawford had a tough time deciding whether he was a “moderate” pick to appease Republicans or a “solid liberal vote” to satisfy left-wing activists. In the end, she concluded he was both.

Just hours before the President named Garland on Wednesday, Crawford appeared on CBS This Morning to label the chief D.C. Appeals Court judge “no liberal firebrand” and a “compromise.” On Thursday, Crawford reiterated he was “a moderate, a centrist.” She admitted he was “certainly liberal,” but not a “liberal flame-thrower.”

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