Tag: Moderate

So no doubt it caused great merriment online — by which I mean 79 rip-roaring comments and growing, as of my last count Monday night — after U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta wrote us a letter over the weekend in which he said this newspaper is “fair and accurate.” That was his response to an editorial in which we asked if Barletta agreed with Trump that journalists are the enemy of the people, and whether that would include local media like us. Barletta said he felt the Times Leader and other local media to be fair, but “unfortunately, the national media does not cover President Trump with the same objective lens.” That’s a fair argument, not just because it painted us in a positive light, but because any viewer with a pulse can easily see how polarized cable news coverage has become — though it’s also obvious that some media outlets happily overlook the president’s frequent aversion to facts he dislikes. As the click-baiters say, though, you won’t believe what happens next. “Well this is the first time I disagree with something Barletta said,” American Johnny wrote. They are bias and they are trying to push the same liberal agenda as all the other news outlets,” American Johnny continued in English that makes me wonder if he isn’t really Lyudmila from St. Petersburg. Funny, that, given what a commenter called John Wills had to say farther down the thread. Wonder why.” So we’re trying to push a liberal agenda at the same time as we’re apparently fawning over Republican Barletta, at least according to those two commenters. We often quip in this business that if both sides criticize your coverage on an issue, you’re probably doing something right. But don’t cry for us. Cry for a country in which Americans have turned on strangers, friends and even family with a viciousness that portends worse to come.

In Texas’ 21st congressional district, walking from street to street, knocking on doors and asking for votes is not as straightforward as it sounds. Can the wave of female House candidates lead to a 'tsunami' of wins? But there is another dividing line, next to which Wilson stands on the left: a Democratic divide between progressives and moderates that will be closely watched on Tuesday, as Texas holds party runoff elections ahead of November’s midterms. The city is covered by six districts that extend far out into conservative strongholds, diluting the influence of Travis County, where Hillary Clinton won 66% of the vote in 2016. How did I, this lifelong Democrat, become that ‘anti-establishment’ candidate? Wilson, a minister and former math teacher, believes that the Washington establishment, in the form of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), favours her runoff rival, Joseph Kopser, a decorated army veteran and entrepreneur with endorsements from a number of party figures. “I don’t know why then we should consider him to be the most viable candidate to win in November when he couldn’t win in March with every advantage. “Being a progressive-minded person, social justice advocate – and being a female social justice advocate – really fits the tenor of the mood in the country right now.” If Wilson wins on Tuesday her path to victory in November will require a high turnout in Austin and San Antonio. The Great Revolt review: Trump-approved study of 2016 is key reading for Democrats Read more With no candidate securing a majority of the vote, Moser forced a runoff by finishing second in the primary to Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, a business attorney who has been endorsed by Emily’s List, an influential group that works to elect pro-abortion rights Democratic female candidates. “This part of the district is not as Republican as the Republicans think, but we just have to engage new voters out here,” Moser said.