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Former Vice President Joe Biden wasn’t the only Democratic candidate the broadcast networks were actively protecting from scandals. In North Carolina, Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham suffered a possible sinking blow to his campaign against incumbent Republican Thom Tillis after texts exposing his extramarital affair became public. The scandal broke last Friday, but in a week since no flagship newscast from ABC, CBS, or NBC has dedicated a single second to it.
Luckily, Fox News Channel’s Special Report did a rundown of the allegations against Cunningham and showed some the salacious tests that forced the candidate to apologize for what he did.
“The Senate race in North Carolina has the Democrat up in the average of polls, but again, the past few days, has changed dramatically because it's being sidetracked by a sex scandal,” announced anchor Bret Baier seemingly in awe of the turn the race had taken.
Instead of reporting on the Democrat’s scandal, the broadcast networks have spent their time over the last few days decrying the cutting-edge medical care President Trump received for his coronavirus, promoting a Trump-trashing doctor who wants him to resign, and embracing Trump COVID truther conspiracies.
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