The Big Loser in Tuesday Night’s GOP Debate: The Media

While the media focus on which of the candidates did well, and which didn’t, they overlooked the biggest loser of the night: the media. Whether intended or not, the difference in the questioning of the Democrats in their October 13 CNN debate versus the questioning of the Republicans in their three debates so far proved to be an issue that boiled over in Tuesday night’s debate. The Republican candidates decided to take the obvious double standard by which the two party’s candidates are questioned, and punch back. Yet The Washington Post listed winners and losers, without including the media. Same for an article on the CNBC website. But for those of us offended by the media’s kid-glove treatment of Hillary Clinton and the Democrats during their one debate, it was refreshing to see some of the Republicans taking their gloves off when it came to pointing out the media’s obvious bias.