NH voter tells MSNBC their anti-Sanders coverage convinced her to vote for Bernie

[melman]

Link to tweet

[George II]

1. I guess she never watched "All In", with Chris Hayes, Rachel Maddow, et. al.

[booley]

11. I guess you never watched Joy Ann Reid, or Chris Mathews et. al.

Pretty sure if we checked we could find a lot more anti-Bernie bias than pro.

Chris Matthews's comments about Sanders cheering if Fidel Castro did executions in Central Park was not a good look.

Nor was Joy Reid's putting on a quack "body language expert".

[LanternWaste]

23. You'll provide the data to support that statement?

"Pretty sure if we checked we could find a lot more anti-Bernie bias than pro."

You'll provide the data analysis to support that statement? Or is the confirmation bias simply too comforting to disturb?

[floppyboo]

45. Here you go!

[DemocracyMouse]

52. Wow! I'm in complete agreement with the woman with the Phd! (Rachel Maddow)

I have far more criticism of the pro-corporate Biden than I do of both Warren and Sanders

[Karadeniz]

57. Great find...thanks for sharing!❤

[Fiendish Thingy]

19. It was on Chris Hayes' show last Friday that Chris Matthews claimed there would be executions

And implied Bernie and his supporters would cheer them on.

[soldierant]

61. From the AlterNet article on this:

Despite a reputation as the “liberal” news network, MSNBC and NBC News have been harshly critical of Sanders, with hosts and contributors alike launching attacks on the senator.

On Monday, “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd referred to supporters of Sanders—who lost family in the Holocaust—as a “brownshirt brigade,” a reference to the Nazis. “Hardball” host Chris Matthews was slammed Friday for a fantastical rant about a potential Sanders presidency that ended with Matthews being executed in Central Park.

https://www.alternet.org/2020/02/nh-voter-tells-msnbc-live-on-air-that-networks-bias-against-bernie-sanders-made-her-vote-for-him/

[JoeOtterbein]

2. K n R ! Thanks for posting!

Funny!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

13. Plus 1!

I kinda wondered about this. NH voters are a cantankerous refusenik bunch who don’t stand for bullshit. I’ve been wondering how much this ridiculous “stop Bernie” nonsense would help in NH.

Between that goofy “Dr.” that’s on calling Bernie an oligarch and Tweety saying he would cheer executions, I think it helped Bernie.

[robbedvoter]

3. I am sure Chris Hayer is going to be shocked.

[jimfields33]

10. I think she's thinking the morning and afternoon shows

They tend to be anti-Bernie during those times.

[wyldwolf]

5. Sure. She was about as undecided as "some" in this forum are.

[tiredtoo]

35. Ditto eom

[booley]

6. Ed Shultz may have been right

MSNBC plays as Left but they are corporate.

[redqueen]

36. Does anyone doubt that that is the case? nt

[wyldwolf]

44. if they weren't they'd be operating out of someone's basement with cheap wifi and a youtube account.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

7. I think Trump voters are kind of like this too

They are like defiant teenagers. They'll do the opposite of what they think you want them to do.

[DanTex]

8. I doubt she's alone in that.

There's an anti-bullying instinct that people have. There's a lot of anti-Bernie hostility in MSNBC, not all the hosts there, but overall it's obvious, and it gets ridiculous at times (e.g. Chris Matthews talking about executions in Central Park).

The point she makes about the cynicism and dishonesty of the "Bernie's lost 50% of his support since 2016" talking point is also very true. Do the people in the media pushing that line really think people don't understand that there are lots of candidates this time instead of basically just two?

[lagomorph777]

34. Morning Scab makes a big point of anti-single payer (and anti-Bernie) every single morning.

That has definitely convinced me that corporate America is afraid of him. So he's now my guy.

[Champion Jack]

9. Ha!

[brooklynite]

12. Yawn...one person's realistic criticism is another's "trashing"

The media hates Bernie
The media hates Yang
The media (and Party) hated Gabbard
The media hates Biden

Round and round and round it goes.

[Zolorp]

14. Confirmation bias is weird

I've considered their coverage remarkably pro-Sanders.

[Nanjeanne]

15. Makes sense. It's so OTT. Todd comparing Sanders supporters to brown shirts. Yup.

[melman]

17. Yeah and Matthews ranting about Central Park executions

Totally normal stuff.

[SWBTATTReg]

18. What! brown shirts? Yeah, right. Todd is so far out of touch and attaching labels to ...

supporters like this?! Not a good look. I would think rump's supporters would be the better choice to apply the 'brown shirts' analogy to, not Sanders or any other democratic candidates' supporters. But in all honesty, I'd prefer to not use this term as it brings up the horrible memories of hitler and his brown shirt supporters running roughshod over other candidates and supporters.

[madaboutharry]

16. Someone who decides who to vote for because of what commentators on television have to say,

is a person who is immature and doesn't know their own mind.

This woman is a silly person.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

27. Your last sentence made me think about this. And it made me happy.

[redqueen]

37. Many, if not most people vote based on reasons you might consider silly.

It's not the ideal situation but people are people.

[cannabis_flower]

39. Especially Trump voters

My mom and sister voted for Trump because. "partial birth abortion" Give me a break!

[TheFarseer]

42. OMG

If I have hear more RW propaganda from my family on partial birth abortion, I’m going to freaking lose my mind! It’s the only issue they vote on!

[relayerbob]

49. Agreed

Deciding on something this important due to a TV commentator shows very poor judgement. My guess is that she really watches Fox News, and not MSNBC at all. She's out there trying to disrupt the process

[Skidmore]

20. Riii-ight.

[LonePirate]

21. This is awesome! More people need to hold the media's feet to the fire.

[Garrett78]

22. The Democratic Party needs to understand this anti-status quo moment in which we find ourselves.

Not long ago I would have said Sanders can't get elected. Now, I think he may be the only one who can. The electorate has changed. What's considered conventional wisdom is no longer very wise.

[redqueen]

38. Clearly, they do not. nt

[Dem2]

24. Hmmm

Interestingly enough, reddit convinced me to vote for anybody but Bernie.

He has good positions, but his supporters are so overbearing, it destroyed any goodwill I had until Iowa.

I was convinced he was the one this year. All the articles and polls said so.

Then the godamned mother******* whining started, again, after Iowa. Nothing but #1 will do and he deserves it godamned it!

No, actually, he doesn't deserve anything - he needs to earn it. And part of earning it is having some damned humility for fucks sake! I've never in my life seen such an attitude of entitlement - it's maddening!

[Tom Rinaldo]

25. Granted, we have a strong field

But I can't count the times that MSNBC has given ample interview airtime to Pete, Elizabeth and Amy of late. Meanwhile weeks go by with only a few appearances by Sanders surrogates, but no Bernie.

[mainstreetonce]

26. MSNBC is destroying Joe right now

I think I will change channels.

[Aaron Pereira]

28. MSNBC's coverage often mimics Hillary Clinton's "nobody likes him" comment in their tone.

I suppose the only thing to say for a Sanders supporter is "please proceed".

[quickesst]

29. What I find incredible....

.... is that someone thinks one person's opinion is "incredible".

[cwydro]

30. What an odd way to choose a candidate.

Seems kind of a childish way to make a decision.

[HarlanPepper]

32. Assuming she made the decision based on that, then yes, it is.

But I have my doubts about that. She seemed a little too invested in the coverage of Bernie to have been undecided.

[MineralMan]

31. Well, she has the Sanders talking points down solidly.

I don't think she was undecided, actually, somehow. I don't quite know why, though...

[lagomorph777]

33. I saw that! I was shocked that Ari didn't cut her off!

Their vitriolic anti-Bernie and anti-Medicare-for-all ranting has pushed me firmly into the Bernie camp. Way too obvious, given their 24/7 ads for insurance companies and Big Pharma.

[corbettkroehler]

40. My Kind Of Sanders Surge! Here's Another!

Link to tweet

[zentrum]

41. Smart woman.

[Chicago1980]

43. So...

The candidate himself couldn't convince them with his policies and convictions...

That's telling in itself.

[mvd]

46. In the end all the big media loves their tax cuts..

and won’t tell the truth about Trump enough. MSNBC is usually better than the rest on the Trump issue, but the people who run it don’t want Sanders. Corporate power without enough restrictions has hurt this country tremendously.

[EveHammond13]

47. always count on a Bernie voter for divisive spite

[redstateblues]

54. Always the victim. Always playing the grievance card in Bernie world

I guess it worked for our current dear leader

[relayerbob]

48. Dumbest reason ever to vote for someone

She's probably one of the Trump supporters trying to disrupt the primary

[floppyboo]

50. Watching msnbc this morning/aft. May not be hosts being anti-Bernie BUT the interviewees

are all 60+. Why hasn't anyone gone to the University cafeteria or a funky kombucha bar and interviewed the kids?
Sins of omission!!

[LeftTurn3623]

51. good job by the host

you can tell he was interested in what she was saying

[Scotch-Irish]

53. That's kind of happening to me because of comments on DU, as well.

n/t

[sandensea]

55. Case in point: Katie Tur's allowing a Rethug to drone on and on about how "anti-family" Bernie is

With a big, Pollyanna-ish grin on her face of course.

[floppyboo]

59. Yes. They know better than to do the bash trash tongue lashing themselves.

They aren't be that sneaky though. We can all see what they are doing.

[MarcA]

56. Criticism of media arrogance is not unwarranted. n/t

[Faux pas]

58. HA HA HA

Plus tax

[PDittie]

60. The haters simply don't get it

Every time they go off -- and I mean everybody, from HC to Chuck Todd to Chris Matthews to Mimi "SkinCrawl" Roca to Zerlina Maxwell and every last donut on Twitter -- Bernie's army makes another donation, increases the phone calling and texting and blockwalking, and bears down a little harder to do every single small thing that is going to secure him the nomination.

He will not be denied this time.

And they just. can't. deal.