[See NewsBusters for more.] The media-backed October surprise is finally here. In the 24 hours since the liberal Daily Beast posted an accusation that Republican Herschel Walker paid for an abortion in 2009, the ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening newscasts devoted almost 21 minutes to hyping the allegations. These same networks weren’t interested in a 2020 domestic abuse police video of Walker’s opponent, the radically pro-abortion Raphael Warnock. But they can’t get enough of the charges against the pro-life Republican.
ABC’s Good Morning America and World News Tonight on Monday and Tuesday offered the most coverage, eight minutes and 23 seconds. The CBS Mornings show and CBS Evening News came in second with seven minutes and three seconds. NBC’s Today and Nightly News managed five minutes and 25 seconds. The total in just over 24 hours: 20 minutes and 51 seconds.