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ABC, CBS Gloss Over Hillary’s 18th Primary Loss: She’s Looking to November

May 4, 2016

By Scott Whitlock

hillaryclinton96Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night went down to defeat in Indiana. This is her 18th primary or caucus loss to Bernie Sanders. The former Secretary of State has won an unimpressive 23 times against the aging socialist. Yet, ABC and CBS largely glossed over Clinton’s string of losses and insisted the important part is that she’ll win the nomination.

Good Morning America’s Cecilia Vega lectured that Sanders’s victory “was not enough to cut into Hillary Clinton’s lead and this morning her sights are set on November.” Vega reminded, “Even with that Hoosier State victory, the math is a different story. It will still be impossible for Sanders to win enough pledge delegates to clinch the nomination.”

After a few stray mentions, CBS This Morning’s Gayle King finally got around to Clinton’s latest defeat ten minutes into the program:

GAYLE KING: Hillary Clinton lost in Indiana, as you’ve heard. She is still the Democrat most likely to face Donald Trump in November. Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton by four points in yesterday’s primary. 52 to 48 percent. Clinton now has 92 percent of the delegates she needs to win the nomination. She leads Bernie Sanders 2,202 to 1,389.

Despite the loss, Nancy Cordes regurgitated, “Clinton argued she’s uniquely qualified to take on someone like Trump.” Stating the obvious, she added, “The surprise win in Indiana Tuesday left Sanders even more determined to see the race through to the end.” (Yes, victories tend to make people not want to quit the race.)

In contrast, Today’s Matt Lauer hyped, “Hillary Clinton suffers another stinging loss to Bernie Sanders in Indiana.” The NBC host even managed, “Is it the Democrats who are now facing a contested convention this summer?”

Providing more balance than ABC and CBS, Andrea Mitchell noted:

ANDREA MITCHELL: Good morning, Savannah. Hillary Clinton now knows her likely opponent in the fall, but as Ted Cruz clears the decks for Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders is vowing to fight on through several more states, all the way to the convention.

She added, “Bernie Sanders bolstered overnight with a surprisingly big win over Hillary Clinton in Indiana.” Mitchell offered a focus lacking on ABC and CBS, reminding, “But before she gets to Trump, Hillary Clinton has to get past Sanders.”

Editor’s note. This appeared at newsbusters.org.

Categories: Hillary Clinton