Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) is blaming the mainstream media for the Democratic Celebration’s cratering nationwide assist.
In an interview Friday on MSNBC’s The Final Phrase, Clyburn claimed the media was distorting political narratives– and that Dems are dropping floor not due to the exceedingly leftward tilt of their message – however as a result of the press isn’t correctly telling its story.
“I feel the message coming from the Democratic Celebration is an efficient message,” Clyburn stated.
“The issue we’ve obtained is that we’ve got to depend on the media to ship it.”
Host Ali Velshi responded that there are “legitimate criticisms on the market about the truth that there may be not a cohesive message coming from the Democratic Celebration.”
“There have been individuals who stated the [2024] protest motion didn’t have the vitality that it did after the 2016 election of Donald Trump,” he stated.
However the determined Dem rejected that evaluation – as a substitute accusing mainstream media of chasing clicks, with some “caving” to Trump’s affect.
“If we’ve got The Washington Publish, for example, caving to this wannabe dictator and we’ve obtained different media entities that appear to relatively push a story that may deliver eyes to their newspapers or to their tv units and probably not give a good listening to or reporting to what we’re doing,” Clyburn whined.
The Democratic lawmaker stated he plans to carry a sequence of city halls outdoors his district in an effort to share his social gathering’s message immediately with voters. “It’s going to be very coherent,” he stated.
“A little bit bit alarming, however one thing folks will perceive in the event that they hear it.”
The veteran lawmaker reserved reward for uber left-leaning MSNBC and Velshi’s protection, calling it one of many few platforms providing substance over spin.
“That’s why I like coming in your exhibits on the weekends,” he stated.
Clyburn ended with a shot at retailers that, in his view, let lies unfold unchecked.
“That’s what’s killing us as Democrats,” he stated.
“We don’t have a abdomen for simply mendacity.”
The feedback come as latest polls present the social gathering underwater with voters.
A CNN survey in March discovered 54 p.c of Individuals maintain an unfavorable view of Democrats.
The same ballot from Harvard CAPS/Harris confirmed little enchancment.
Trump has lengthy assailed the leftward tilt taken by main TV, cable and print media retailers.
The White Home didn’t return a request for remark.
