Liberal Media Scream: Meet the Press all in for McAuliffe

All four on-screen text headlines during this Sunday’s Meet the Press roundtable segment on the gubernatorial race framed the contest from the view of the Democratic candidate. One, for example, relayed the claim that McAuliffe “will make things better.” No joke.

As substitute host Andrea Mitchell and her four panelists discussed the race, in a segment introduced by a video clip of former President Barack Obama campaigning for McAuliffe, viewers saw this text across the bottom of the screen: “Pres. Obama Campaigns for McAuliffe.” That was soon followed by: “Obama: McAuliffe Will Make Things Better.”

The next two conveyed points advanced by McAulliffe’s campaign: “McAuliffe Links Youngkin to Trump in Ad.” And: “McAuliffe Hopes to Nationalize Race.”

No text on screen during the three-minute discussion promoted any points made by or in favor of the Republican candidate, Glenn Youngkin, of course.

Brent Baker, vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center, explains our weekly pick: “What a great insight into the behind-the-scenes thinking of Andrea Mitchell and the staff at the Washington bureau of NBC News. They see the world through the prism of liberal Democrats excited about a Barack Obama campaign appearance and the hope he gives to the troubled campaign of the local Democratic candidate, and thus pushed liberal talking points as the only ones worth making, as if any points in favor of Republican Youngkin don’t exist.”

Rating: THREE out of FIVE screams.