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Posted on 07/31/2019 9:58:24 AM PDT by jazusamo
The first installment of CNN’s two-night Democratic primary debate was slammed by critics before it even began. Then it concluded without a single mention of CNN’s longstanding narrative that blew up during former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony.
Mueller's testimony before two House committees last week was largely considered a “disaster” for Democrats and opponents of President Trump who hoped he would provide a path to impeachment. However, Mueller was oddly never mentioned throughout CNN’s debate and Russia was essentially an afterthought at the first gathering of 2020 hopefuls since the testimony.
“CNN flounders now, they’ve no idea what the best anti-Trump message is, given the total meltdown of the Russia narrative, post-Mueller,” a CNN employee told Fox News on the condition of anonymity. “My internal read is honestly that they’re in despair. They so believed in a Mueller smoking gun. I think they’re slowly realizing that Trump wins again, and they almost can’t fathom that outcome.”
Conservative strategist Chris Barron told Fox News that CNN’s decision not to ask about the Mueller probe “speaks volumes about how little political currency Mueller or the Russia hoax has even among Democratic partisans” at this point.
“It is fascinating that Mueller, who Democrats have spent two years making the centerpiece of their efforts to undermine the President, was conspicuously missing from last night’s debate,” Barron said.
While Mueller was ignored by CNN’s moderators, the words racist or racism were uttered 15 times, the word “border” was mentioned 29 times, climate change was discussed 28 times and healthcare-related phrases were spoken 112 times.
CNN’s pro-Trump contributor Steve Cortes took notice and criticized his own network on Twitter.
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Russia,Russia,Russia is dead, dead, dead and they know it.
Absolutely, and they don't make any bones about it.
This is just the Democrat media trying to coach tonight’s candidates to give them more impeachment red meat to feed the Trump haters in their party.
CNN actually had a horrible night with viewer ratings of its Democrat Party 2020 POTUS debate. The early estimates of between 7,000,000-10,000,000 viewers are dismal to say the least. Those numbers mean that somewhere between 2-4% of 330,000,000 Americans tuned in. The first POTUS debate held in June drew 15,700,000 and the second POTUS debate in June drew 18,000,000.
Another astounding result was the Drudge Straw Poll vote was tiny with only 80,000 people voting,(Trump used to bring between 400,000-600,000 people. The winner of that drudge straw poll was Marianne Williamson who recieved a stunning 60,000 votes, meaning the American people could care less about most of the announced Democrat Party candidates for 2020 POTUS.
I do believe that Matt Drudge will run another Straw Pole this evening...rumor has it that Democrat, Mayor of NYC, Bill De Blasio will be the winner of that debate. However the viewer audience will most likely be a bit larger then the total failure last night!!!
The correct phrase is couldn't care less.
Sorry, pet peeve.
“The correct phrase is couldn’t care less.”
Thank you. One of my pet peeves, too. Add that to “an albatross around the neck”.
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I saw where the Babylon Bee, hours before the debate, fact-checked everything any democrat candidate might say to be true.
“CNN’s pro-Trump contributor Steve Cortes took notice and criticized his own network on Twitter.”
Who knew CNN has a pro-Trump contributor? Does CNN give him 15 seconds before cutting to commercial so viewers hardly notice him?
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