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Democrat Rep. Jim Clyburn Blames Mainstream Media for Party’s Cratering Support
New York Post ^ | April 19, 2025 | Jack Richards

Posted on 04/19/2025 4:48:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) is blaming the mainstream media for the Democratic Party’s cratering national support. In an interview Friday on MSNBC’s The Last Word, Clyburn claimed the media was distorting political narratives– and that Dems are losing ground not because of the exceedingly leftward tilt of their message – but because the press isn’t properly telling its story.

“I think the message coming from the Democratic Party is a good message,” Clyburn said. “The problem we’ve got is that we have to depend upon the media to deliver it.” “There were people who said the [2024] protest movement didn’t have the energy that it did after the 2016 election of Donald Trump,” he said.

But the desperate Dem rejected that assessment – instead accusing mainstream media of chasing clicks, with some “caving” to Trump’s influence.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: democrats; jimclyburn; lol; media; msm; support
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1 posted on 04/19/2025 4:48:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAS PERJURED ITSELF HEAD OVER HEELS FOR YEARS.....

AMAZING LACK OF AWARENESS——


2 posted on 04/19/2025 4:49:54 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: nickcarraway

I didn’t know Clyburn was a total illiterate. It’s a shame. He needs to get somebody to read him all the articles the “media” prints every day about the Trump administration and he wouldn’t be wearing his heart around on his sleeve.


3 posted on 04/19/2025 4:52:25 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Universities in this country are nothing but Houses of Prostitution for the wealthy.)
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To: nickcarraway

Then Clyburn needs to blame himself and the Dem party because the MSM only says what they are told to say.


4 posted on 04/19/2025 4:57:03 PM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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Yeah, it’s a great message Jimmy boy

Keep it comin


5 posted on 04/19/2025 4:57:37 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (What does the Deep State have on Dims and RINOs? Demand release of all tax returns)
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To: nickcarraway

Clyburn is always amusing:

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4746240-clyburn-biden-debate/

“Clyburn says Biden should ‘stay the course’ despite debate performance...

Asked Friday if he thinks there’s a better Democrat to communicate the party’s platform, Clyburn, who served in House Democratic leadership for more than two decades before stepping down earlier this year, responded: “No.”

“There’s no better Democrat,” he added.”


6 posted on 04/19/2025 4:57:47 PM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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Hey, Clyburn:

Is it required to get a visa to go to Oppositeland?


7 posted on 04/19/2025 5:01:28 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: nickcarraway

even the deaf, dumb and blind eventually realize when the ladder they keep trying to climb is leaning on the wrong wall. apparently democrats are not as well equipped mentally as the deaf, dumb and blind.


8 posted on 04/19/2025 5:02:19 PM PDT by Qwapisking ("The left will rue the day they cheated Trump out of the 2020 election forever" L.Star )
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“The problem we’ve got is that we have to depend upon the media to deliver it.”

That's always been the problem with the left. They need the LAAP-dog media to push their message.

If they really had a compelling message, it would sell itself and find an audience. It wouldn't need a dependent media to "deliver" it for them.

-PJ

9 posted on 04/19/2025 5:04:47 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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Leftists; “our ideas are so good, they’re mandatory”


10 posted on 04/19/2025 5:04:59 PM PDT by NativeSon ( *> <*)
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To: nickcarraway

Yet another example of that old trope: “If you want something done right, do it yourself.”


11 posted on 04/19/2025 5:09:47 PM PDT by asinclair (Indict DNC for RICO?)
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To: nickcarraway

Jim, the press operates 24/7 in Democrats Good, Trump Bad mode.

Let’s see, the D’s Trans Uber Alles program is a bust

Getting in bed with MS13 is a flop

What else you got Jimbo ? Go on and shuffle off mumbling fool.


12 posted on 04/19/2025 5:12:49 PM PDT by OldHarbor
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Jimmy is on the top tier of Democrat deep thinkers.


13 posted on 04/19/2025 5:15:02 PM PDT by ABStrauss (I miss Rush!)
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To: nickcarraway
Not getting the message out.


14 posted on 04/19/2025 5:17:16 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: nickcarraway

They are like a drug addict, refusing to see reality and in denial….. is that redundant?


15 posted on 04/19/2025 5:21:26 PM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Never left the plantation and still doesn’t know. An IQ of a tardigrade.


16 posted on 04/19/2025 5:32:36 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: nickcarraway

So Clyburn admits that the dems EXPECT the media to shill for them.


17 posted on 04/19/2025 5:39:02 PM PDT by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: nickcarraway

You guys, it IS the MSM’s fault. Why? Because they’re reporting what the Dems are saying, and what they’re up to. That’s enough to turn ANYONE off.


18 posted on 04/19/2025 6:23:36 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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He’s completely right! The Dem lackeys in the media show them in all their glory. We are seeing it action today. Non stop coverage of DeMS-13. You don’t think that insanity is driving their numbers down?


19 posted on 04/19/2025 6:33:47 PM PDT by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 36 monthsas)
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To: nickcarraway

Funny he can’t stop himself from blaming someone else, including the lapdog media that cozies up to him and the other Dems all the time.

If there were an honest, courageous, unbiased group of hard working investigative journalists the Dems would have sunk like a stone years ago.

Media Research Center tracked 80-97% all negative story minutes against Trump all these years.


20 posted on 04/19/2025 6:54:59 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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