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ABC, NBC Ignore WV Governor’s Party Switch
The Daily Caller ^ | 08/03/17 | Amber Athey

Posted on 08/04/2017 11:59:38 AM PDT by Enlightened1

West Virginia governor Jim Justice announced Thursday that he is switching his party registration to Republican, but ABC and NBC ignored the major news.

Justice’s announcement was teased throughout the day and ultimately came true during a Trump rally in Huntington, West Virginia.

“Today, I will tell you, with lots of prayers and lots of thinking, today I tell you as West Virginians, I can’t help you anymore being a Democrat governor,” Justice said. “So tomorrow, I will be changing my registration to Republican.”

Not only is it incredibly rare for a sitting governor to change their party affiliation, but the switch means Republicans will now hold 34 governorships, the highest amount since 1922.

But ABC’s “World News Tonight” and “NBC Nightly News” chose not to cover the story at all, according to the Media Research Center. 

CBS was the only big-three broadcast network to cover the news, and even then only gave the story a measly 13 seconds.

“The President is promising a big announcement at a rally this evening in West Virginia. Spoiler alert: The news is the governor of West Virginia is switching parties. Democrat Jim Justice is becoming a Republican,” said anchor Anthony Mason on CBS.

Instead of covering Justice’s switch, ABC and NBC thought it more important to share a list of the most stolen car models and details of a Boeing test flight, respectively.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: americanpravda; governor; ignore; jimjustice; media; realignment; spiked; staterunmedia; switch; third100days
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1 posted on 08/04/2017 11:59:38 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Wonder how ABDNCBS missed it?


2 posted on 08/04/2017 12:01:41 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Enlightened1

This has long been the case. The pinkos who run so-called “news” media don’t warp public opinion solely by what they report, but even more so by what they choose to not report.


3 posted on 08/04/2017 12:03:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.))
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To: Enlightened1

Real News, :)


4 posted on 08/04/2017 12:03:59 PM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: Enlightened1

This story runs counter to the agenda.

Nothing that doesn’t support the agenda in newsworthy.


5 posted on 08/04/2017 12:05:05 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Enlightened1; bray

Of course the ‘ignore’ it.

If they don’t report it, it didn’t happen.........................


6 posted on 08/04/2017 12:05:44 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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Two years ago Justice switched from the GOP to the Democrats.
Where does he go next?


7 posted on 08/04/2017 12:10:45 PM PDT by deport
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To: Enlightened1

Party switchers are creeps


8 posted on 08/04/2017 12:13:16 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: uncbob

Like Ronald Reagan?


9 posted on 08/04/2017 12:16:52 PM PDT by Nachoman (Following victory, its best to reload.)
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To: Enlightened1

You can bet if a Republican Governor had switched to a Democrat it would have been the top story


10 posted on 08/04/2017 12:19:03 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Enlightened1

Big deal. He switched from one wing of the Uniparty to the other.


11 posted on 08/04/2017 12:20:16 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: BenLurkin

Compare this with the attention given to Jim Jeffords and Lincoln Chafee. This shift took the balance of power from Republican to Democrat in the US Senate in 2001, and put Tom Daschle in as Senate Majority Leader.

Of course the mainstream applauded this “conversion” as it threw a wrench into whatever agenda the Republicans may have had in those years. It certainly tied Bush-43’s hands.


12 posted on 08/04/2017 12:24:54 PM PDT by alloysteel (The difference between Illinois and Venezuela, is that toilet tissue is still available in Illinois.)
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Let’s be honest here. The only thing that tied GWB’s hands was GWB.


13 posted on 08/04/2017 12:37:24 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." -- President Trump, 6/1/2017)
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To: Enlightened1

I saw it in full on my local NBC affiliate this morning.


14 posted on 08/04/2017 12:55:29 PM PDT by WakeUpAndVote
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To: Enlightened1

ABC NBC and DNC just had a huge dose of suck it.


15 posted on 08/04/2017 12:56:21 PM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: Enlightened1

I think we should all wait until this fall when the major networks start their big fall season with new shows.

We should all turn off our televisions for the entire day. Radio too.

Heck - I’d turn them off for the entire week.


16 posted on 08/04/2017 12:59:31 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: Alberta's Child

The way the Bush clan has revealed itself it looks like his hands weren’t tied at all.


17 posted on 08/04/2017 12:59:44 PM PDT by xp38
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To: Enlightened1
Few in the media, today, have any sense of fairness, objectivity, or loyalty to their neighbors & fellow countrymen. The main players, in particular, reflect a driving hatred of traditional America, which is not easily even understood by most Americans.

What Drives The Trump Haters

18 posted on 08/04/2017 1:00:51 PM PDT by Ohioan
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They are helping the Rats maintain control by keeping their LoFo viewers ignorant (and blissful).


19 posted on 08/04/2017 1:34:55 PM PDT by Theophilous Meatyard III
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To: Enlightened1

I’m ignoring it as well. I mean, this guy flips parties like I flip burgers.


20 posted on 08/04/2017 1:39:11 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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