Press Beatdown

If Trump is freaking out about it now, even trying to claim he knows nothing about it, can you just imagine what he'd do if the media actually covered it and people started finding out what he wants to do. https://t.co/kiCrbZYPz9

— Without Fear or Favor (@hammond777) July 6, 2024

Thrilled to see NYT, in last week, wrote 192 stories about Project 2025 - impact on public schools, nuclear war, criminal justice, reproductive rights, etc.

Wait, I screwed up. Those 192 stories were about Biden's debate performance. A search shows 6 references to Project 2025 https://t.co/HQuIVNFF5u

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) July 5, 2024

Jane Mayer redeems herself:

We know it won’t happen though. So it’s up to the press
To NOT give Trump a pass just because his party has. Falling asleep on trial requires a medical exam from an independent doctor. Show us the proof that windmills cause cancer. Will he govern from prison if sentenced to…

— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) July 6, 2024

Because, you know, polls in July ALWAYS predict election outcomes in November.

People are now sending me this Bloomburg/MC poll - which shows a large Biden electoral loss - as good news.

Behind in his home state of PA by 7 points? Losing AZ, NV, NC, tied in WI? This is the good news?

Not gonna do that today. https://t.co/yfEDEYrfBV

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 6, 2024

The other POV on that poll:

NEW: President Joe Biden has narrowed Donald Trump’s lead in swing states despite a widely panned presidential debate performance, the Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll finds -- with @mniquette https://t.co/vcFKo07vSZ

— Gregory Korte (@gregorykorte) July 6, 2024

And the word from the Beltway again:

The media is obsessed about it because Democrats everywhere are legitimately freaked out. https://t.co/a3SRJOx9bm

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) July 6, 2024

I never thought I’d look forward to August….