Salon takes a look

at one element of the old – false – “liberal media” saw: RNC pretends newspapers lean left. The Republicans have done a very good job over the past 30 years of marginalizing the opinion pages of major newspapers by calling them “liberal”. “Only problem is,” writes Salon, “it’s not accurate. In fact, the complete opposite is true. Since 1940 when industry trade magazine Editor & Publisher began tracking newspapers during presidential elections, only two Democratic candidates – Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and Bill Clinton in 1992 – have ever won more endorsements than their Republican opponent.”