To political junkies, Tuesday is “Super Tuesday,” when 16 states (plus American Samoa) hold primaries or caucuses to choose their 2024 presidential nominees. Unlike years past, there’s not much drama this time, as both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are the overwhelming frontrunners in their parties’ nomination races.
But a review of the NewsBusters’ archives shows this is typically the week that the national media deduces the identity of each party’s nominees, and pivots toward the talking points that best position liberals in the general election. Here’s a quick re-cap of how the media elite have spun the last four Super Tuesday primaries.
■ 2008: Sixteen years ago, the media were riveted by the competition between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination. After the duo’s final debate…
