A long-observed truth about political media bias is that whenever there’s a scandal involving the Democratic Party, its allies, or a pet issue that’s dear to the Left, the story that actually gets written is almost always about the reaction on the Right and not the scandal itself.

The “Republicans pounce” and “conservatives seize” trope has become so cliche in media, and the foundation to so many punchlines, that it’s a wonder more newsrooms haven’t updated their playbooks yet with fresher narratives.