NewsBusters Podcast: The January 6 Listening to & Fundraising Gimmick

The ultimate pre-election listening to of the Pelosi-picked January 6 Committee was overtly designed as midterm messaging for the Democrats — together with in fundraising emails. The media protection suggests one social gathering is in favor of democracy, and the opposite one is a mortal risk to democracy.

On MSNBC, Nicolle Wallace insisted to Rachel Maddow that “democracy points” have been a prime midterm concern, however the January 6 hearings themselves aren’t breaking by way of.

Politico simply reported that “Total, lower than 2 p.c of all broadcast TV spending in Home races has gone towards Jan. 6 adverts.” CNN’s Stephen Collinson wrote with nice concern that “Voters might care extra about the price of French fries than January 6 panel’s compelling proof.”

We talk about the patterns with NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck, and he breaks down the main themes of this final listening to. It is protected to foretell that if Republicans retake on or each homes of Congress in 2023, the networks which have offered all this stay protection will instantly lose curiosity in masking oversight hearings. All of them suppose Trump scandals are pressing, and Biden scandals are a distraction.

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