NY Times Embraces Democratic Socialists Against 'Inherently Exploitative' Capitalism
By Clay Waters | October 23, 2018 7:49 PM EDT
Today's National lead: Long-shot socialist in Maine! Liam Stack’s lead National story in Tuesday’s New York Times served as a flattering profile of the Democratic Socialists of America: “In Maine, Freewheeling Capitalism Hits a Bump -- Democrat in Senate Race Is a Long Shot, but His Socialist Solutions Seem to Be Resonating.â€
When was this “freewheeling†nonregulated capitalism that the headline speaks of? And how does an admitted long-shot candidate nab the lead story slot in the Times? Political affinity, most likely.
Stack's story was almost as promotional as the headline. He avoided the anti-conservative snark that mars much of his reporting, in favor of tempered enthusiasm for Zak Ringelstein, the Democratic nominee in Maine, who is endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America but trails Independent incumbent Sen. Angus King:
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