CNN and the
Democratic Party have been accused of trying to sabotage Bernie Sanders after
the network masked the political affiliations of audience members who pelted
the senator with questions during a town hall event.
The Vermont
senator found himself bogged down in complicated policy issues – and apologies
– after fielding questions from audience members whose political loyalties and
possible ulterior motives were obscured by CNN. The eyebrow-raising oversight
was first spotted by Paste Magazine, which accused CNN, in concert with the
Democratic Party, of “stacking” the audience against Sanders by not being
upfront about who was tasked with asking the senator questions.
For example,
a young woman identified by CNN as a student at American University suggested
that Sanders had turned a blind eye to his campaign’s alleged sexist behavior
during the 2016 primaries, and asked what the democratic socialist would do to
make women feel more included in his 2020 presidential bid. Curiously, the
network failed to disclose that the student also happens to be an intern at a
major DC lobbying firm – an odd coincidence considering her question was
adapted from a Sanders-bashing talking point popular among corporate-friendly
Democrats.
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