Is it possible that the Washington Post’s news staff is giving up on its campaign to “Macaca” Virginia Republican governor candidate Bob McDonnell?
The paper’s single story in today’s Metro page raises that possibility. It’s a pretty straightforward account of the positions McDonnell and his Democratic opponent Creigh Deeds have taken on health care issues, based on speeches and responses to questions by the two in separate speeches in Tysons Corner. Liberal readers may be dismayed by the complete absence of any mention of McDonnell’s 1989 Regent University thesis or his part in the reappointment hearings for a Newport News judge, which have been the subjects of or mentioned prominently in dozens of Post news stories, opinion articles and blogposts over the past two weeks.
Is this an indication that the Post has decided to cover the Virginia governor race in a straightforward fashion, presenting information about what the two candidates might do as governor rather than parsing what they wrote 20 years ago? Or is it an indication that reporter Rosalind Helderman isn’t getting with the program? We’ll be watching and let you know.
