The New York Times & The 2016 Election

Jul 02, 2018, 06:50 PM

In the 2016 Presidential election, Donald Trump trailed in the polls and then pulled off an upset for the ages. You would think the media might have learned it's lesson, but once again not! In New York's 14th congressional district democratic primary a Socialist named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beats out the incumbent Joe Crowley for the nomination.    So after another political upsets an ex NY Time Editor calls out her former colleagues for dropping the ball and not taking lessor known candidates for public office seriously even if the polls say otherwise.    Behind The Media is available on iTunes, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Mobile App. You can follow the show on Twitter @LittleParkMedia using the hashtag #BehindTheMedia