The party’s over in Milwaukee, but the Democrat crisis is ongoing. This year’s Republican convention drew surprisingly calm coverage compared to the hostile norm, in part due to the attempt to kill Donald Trump. Meanwhile, on some days, the GOP news was submerged to cover Democrats deep in a crisis as more politicians call on Joe Biden to end his campaign.
The convention itself had a serious message discipline. Journalists seemed frustrated it wasn’t more negative-sounding. We have several measurements of a double standard in convention coverage.
Tone. To the media, the Republican convention is always dark and hateful and ultraconservative. The Democrats are always inspirational. The usual objection to the tone erupted in spurts, just because it’s a habit. But there were a lot of moments of real emotional connection that they often found hard to…
