Hysterical CNN, AP Headlines: ‘Walker Survives’

By Tom Blumer ~

As of 11:15 p.m., with about 74% of the votes counted, Wisconsin Governor Scott was ahead of Scott Barrett by roughly a 56-44 margin. Late-arriving votes from Democrat-heavy areas of Milwaukee and Dane Counties seemed likely to narrow the margin to perhaps 10 points.

The headlines currently at CNN (HT to a NewsBusters tipster) and the Associated Press both act as if Walker squeaked by.

First, CNN:

Now, AP, featuring sore loser Scott Bauer:

As usual, and as noted earlier today, Bauer persists with the “eliminated union rights for most public workers” falsehood.

Readers can rest assured that had Barrett won by even a single vote, the press would have considered it something like a “crushing mandate.”

In another example of media accuracy, CNN’s home-page headline for tonight’s NBA playoff game reads: “Live: Pivotal Game 3 for Celtics, Heat.” For those who don’t follow sports much, it’s really Game 5.

Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com . http://www.bizzyblog.com/

Tom Blumer is president of a training and development company in Mason, Ohio, and is a contributing editor to NewsBusters

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Tagged: Governor Scott Walker (R-WI), Left Media Misinformation, NewsBusters, Recall Election

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