CNN’s new documentary series, United States of Scandal, hosted by Jake Tapper, debuted on Sunday with two episodes. One detailed the extramarital affair of former Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and the other involved former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s scheme to sell the Senate seat that would be vacated by Barack Obama. However, only Sanford got the party label.
In the Sanford episode, the words “Republican” and “Republicans” appeared 14 times, while “conservative” appeared an additional five. Most of the remarks had to do with Sanford’s desire to cut the state’s budget. For example, the AP’s Meg Kinnard recalled, “Mark Sanford, he’s a Republican. The legislature for years has been controlled by Republicans, so they’re all on the same party and ostensibly, from the outside, you would think “Oh, okay. Well, these…
