Bias Shining Through? Hotline Bumps News of Minor McCain Endorsement
I check the Hotline On Call several times a day. Generally, I find it to be really well done.
Something today raised eyebrows. I checked it around lunchtime to find this post atop the page about S.C. State Sen. Mike Fair endorsing McCain.
I revisit it later this afternoon, and the same post is dated 2:05 p.m., above a 2006 Congressional roundup and Mitt Romney adding national campaign staff.
Bloggers well know that if you're looking to aggressively promote a story, you bump it to the top of the page by changing the post time. That's what the Hotline seems to be doing with this McCain story. In their mind, one South Carolina endorsement for McCain outweighs national endorsements for Romney or news about the elections three weeks from today. As far as I know, Hotline has never bumped a story like this, not even a major one like Foley.
I think this is a small but significant sign that they have crossed the line from favorable analysis to cheerleading.
posted by RudyBlogger @ 2:32 PM
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2 Comments:
Methinks you are paranoid. All of us will be waiting with baited breath for the very first Rudy endorsement, other than Bernie Kerik!
I support Mike Huckabee, but everyone knows that Mike Fair is a major get for anyone. Obviously you have to make fun of it because Senator Fair is an evangelical leader and strongly pro-life.
This is exciting!
Someone's finally attacking Rudy and not pretending as if Mitt Romney is the biggest threat. You knew it was bound to happen.
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