Politico, a left leaning political website, just contorted itself into a pretzel to cover for Hillary Clinton’s degradation of Bernie Sanders voters.
Hours after an audio recording from a February fundraiser of Clinton deriding Sanders supporters as delusional ‘basement dwellers’ leaked Politico published the story with a headline that read “Clinton mocks Sanders supporters in leaked fundraising recording.”
An accurate headline that reflects precisely what was heard on the recording.
But then Hillary fans started attacking the news site.
Just an embarrassing headline for politico. On what planet is this mocking? https://t.co/JNGDVCLHGn pic.twitter.com/9Ulgo1rGK2
— Rob Flaherty (@Rob_Flaherty) October 1, 2016
Oh, and @politico? When you share the story, as I did, you get the old, totally false and destructive headline. Can you fix? https://t.co/B27HopbQNO
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) October 1, 2016
Politico caved in a hurry with a more Clinton friendly headline that masks the disdain that the Democrat presidential candidate, who called half of Trump supporters “deplorables” and half of Sanders supporters “basement dwellers,” has for many Americans.
Clinton gives her take on Sanders supporters in leaked fundraising recording https://t.co/lyzIRNNlV6 via @ludacristiano | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/BoiYQ0orFz
— POLITICO (@politico) October 1, 2016
And they were mocked brutally for it.
Look. @HillaryClinton campaign even had @politico change their headline. Still doesn’t erase #BasementDwellers “center right” audio. https://t.co/ABjigzYbAI
— allison (@bluelighttv) October 1, 2016
Hi, @politico? Team Hillary here, change the headline if you want to see another sunrise.#BasementDwellers #ThroneSniffers
— Up Yours (@GrahamPink) October 1, 2016
@politico You KNOW you’d never change a headline to benefit a Republican, ever. #BasementDwellers https://t.co/w6G4FoLdU6
— Brad Lovett (@Brad_Lovett) October 1, 2016
@politico @ludacristiano Y did U change the headline? You damn media people do all you can to help Hillary. Youre not journalists your hacks
— ChuckJ (@ChuckxJ) October 1, 2016
.@politico changed the headline after #CrookedHillary took over editorial. https://t.co/tsbBToQHFU
— David Morgan (@StarCoreOne02) October 1, 2016
Oh look! Politico changed the headline so not so many saw that HC said millennials were “living in their parents basement”. Sweet of them? https://t.co/RxtG3t2OZv
— mari (@qwestie) October 1, 2016
Even by brown-nosing standards @politico actually CHANGING their headline was astounding. WOW! Are they AFRAID of Hillary. Wonder why? https://t.co/oaYTGRS776
— slone (@slone) October 1, 2016
Politico cowers from Hillary again: Editor’s note: The headline and lede of this story have been changed to better reflect Clinton’s tone
— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) October 1, 2016
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