Blue State Blues: Media Excuse Democrats from Basic Governing TasksJoel B. Pollak 14 Oct 2022
The fact that the Los Angeles Times endorsed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for reelection this week without referring to energy, water, fire, crime, gas prices, or the economy highlights a glaring double standard in how our media judge politicians.
Democrats are excused from any of the basic responsibilities of governing; they are supported because they have the “correct” ideological views on abortion, diversity, transgenderism, and climate change, regardless of the consequences of their policies.
This phenomenon illustrates what the late conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh once called his “theorem” about the Obama administration: that despite the fact Barack Obama was in office, he would not be held accountable for anything that happened.
President Joe Biden benefits from the same deference — though that is more because it became obvious, early in his term, that he lacks the ability to run his own administration and that most important tasks and decisions are being handled by other people.
It turns out the Limbaugh Theorem applies to Democrats more generally. The media do not judge them by their ability (or lack thereof) to keep the lights on, the streets safe, or the schools open. Nor do Democrats expect themselves to carry out the basic requirements of whatever elected offices they hold.
Rather, they are judged by the extent to which they agree with a utopian “progressive” vision, and their success in casting Republicans as the racist, homophobic, theocratic opponents of that vision.
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