Campaign 2020
Comcast Exec and Chief Lobbyist Hosting Biden Fundraiser
During a fawning report on Thursday’s Today show about former Vice President Joe Biden officially entering the 2020 presidential race, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell briefly noted that the Democratic...
NBC Excited by ‘Buttigieg Boomlet,’ Touts His Attacks on Pence
On Friday, NBC’s Today show eagerly welcomed South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg to the 2020 presidential race, cheering the Democrat’s “surging moment” ahead of officially announcing his...
CBS Hosts Lament ‘Sad Conversation’ Over Biden’s Behavior
After CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King complained on Wednesday about having to cover former Vice President Joe Biden’s questionable behavior toward women, she doubled down on Thursday, mourning the...
MSNBC Touts Host Sharpton Holding Campaign Event for 2020 Dems
Unburdened by basic journalistic ethics, on Wednesday, a series of MSNBC hosts eagerly promoted 2020 Democratic candidates lining up to speak at the annual National Action Network conference in New York...
Andrea Mitchell Thanks 2020 Dem for Campaigning on Climate Change
During an interview with Washington State Governor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee on Tuesday, MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell thanked him for focusing his campaign entirely on climate...
Andrea Mitchell to Stacey Abrams: Why Aren’t You A ‘Darling of the Media’?
In a softball interview with failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on Wednesday, MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell fretted that the potential 2020 presidential contender wasn’t a “darling...
Ellen Asks if Trump ‘Losing His Mind,’ Booker Hails Her ‘Decency’
On Wednesday, Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Cory Booker was treated to a lovefest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The liberal daytime host predictably fawned over the New Jersey Senator and urged...
NBC’s Idea of ‘Tough Question’ for 2020 Dem: Is Trump a ‘Racist’?
Reporting for NBC’s Today show on Tuesday, correspondent Kristen Welker touted New Jersey Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker being hit with a supposedly “tough question”...
Andrea Mitchell to 2020 Dem: How Will You Deal With Press Following Beto ‘Like a Magnet’?
During an interview with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney on her Monday show, MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell wondered how the former Maryland Congressman could possibly compete with Beto...
NBC Touts Beto’s ‘Eye-Popping’ Fundraising, Ignores Gaffes
On Monday, while both CBS This Morning and ABC’s Good Morning America managed to at least mention Beto O’Rourke receiving greater “scrutiny” and making “gaffes” over the weekend, NBC’s Today...
MSNBC Bizarrely Obsesses Over Beto's Minivan at Iowa Campaign Stop
During live coverage of former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke showing up for a campaign stop in Iowa on Thursday, journalists on MSNBC oddly focused on the fact that the Democrat was driving himself to...
Even Seth Meyers Mocks MSNBC’s Ridiculous Beto Coverage
Apparently the fawning media coverage of Beto O’Rourke’s first day on the 2020 campaign trail was even too much for liberal Late Night host Seth Meyers. On his Thursday night show, aired early Friday...
MSNBC Worries Beto Not ‘Liberal Enough’ for Democrats
Is a politician who supports government-run health care, major gun restrictions, the radical Green New Deal, and abortion liberal enough for the Democratic Party? That was the question MSNBC hosts asked...
NBC Hypes Beto ‘Buzz,’ Excited by O’Rourke ‘Making it Official’
After spending weeks eagerly awaiting former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke entering the 2020 presidential race, on Thursday, NBC’s Today show excitedly declared “It’s official” and touted all...
MSNBC’s Velshi Fawns Over Dutch Socialist Demanding Dems Move Farther Left
During his 3:00 p.m. ET hour show Tuesday afternoon, MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi welcomed Dutch journalist and author Rutger Bregman on the program to demand that the Democratic Party move farther left and...
NBC Hails ‘Firebrand’ Ocasio-Cortez, CBS Presses Dems on Socialism
It was a tale of two very different stories Monday morning, as both NBC’s Today show and CBS This Morning reported on 2020 Democratic candidates speaking at the South by Southwest festival in Austin,...
2020 Dem Hickenlooper Repeatedly Refuses to Endorse Capitalism
During an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Friday, former Colorado Governor and 2020 Democratic hopeful John Hickenlooper repeatedly refused to call himself a capitalist as hosts of the show grilled...