New York Times Helps Dems Push Abortion Rights in Campaign Ads, Feminist Press

The New York Times is trying its hardest to make abortion a winning “freedom” issue for the Democrats in November. The latest push came on Monday’s front page, “Why Abortion Has Become a Centerpiece of Democratic TV Ads in 2022.”

Shane Goldmacher and Katie Glueck surveyed Democratic ads in several states. The variations were based on a histrionic theme about hateful Republicans targeting women.

In Michigan, Democrats took aim at the Republican nominee for governor almost immediately after the primary with a television ad highlighting her opposition to abortion, without exceptions for rape or incest.

In Georgia, Democrats recently attacked the Republican governor in another television ad, with women speaking fearfully about the specter of being investigated and “criminalized.”

And in Arizona, the Republican nominees for both Senate and governor were confronted almost instantly after their primaries with different ads calling them “dangerous” for their anti-abortion positions.

All across America, Democrats are using abortion as a powerful cudgel in their 2022 television campaigns, paying for an onslaught of ads in House, Senate and governor’s races that show how swiftly abortion politics have shifted since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in late June.

With national protections for abortion rights suddenly gone and bans going into effect in many states, Senior White House officials, top Democratic strategists and others believe that the issue has fundamentally reshaped 2022 in their favor.….

This ad does not mention any “fact-checking” of these statements about dangerous anti-abortion laws. 

Katie Robertson’s Business Section headline Monday featured fiercely pro-abortion feminist news media outlets, which proudly ignored prolifers in the post-Roe panic. “After Roe v. Wade Reversal, Readers Flock to Publications Aimed at Women.” 

Every major news event has brought readers to the women-centric publications, which support abortion rights. They want to know how their lives will change.

After Politico published a draft decision in May, Jezebel (a feminist website that Gawker Media started in 2007) saw an 18% increase in visitors. Reporters for The 19th reported an increase of 63 percent in their readership after they published a draft of the decision by Politico. The Cut New York magazine’s women’s site, said traffic to its abortion rights coverage increased nearly threefold in June compared with the previous month….

Jezebel editor-in-chief Laura Bassett boasted “We are able to cover this in an unflinching and honest way, with a perspective that I think a lot of traditional media outlets sort of aren’t able to do,” The “traditional” New York TimesAre they not “unflinching” on abortion? This puff piece was not a distraction.

Bassett also declared “In some ways, I do think we do pieces of writing that should be readable for everyone, but am I trying to expand Jezebel’s audience into the pro-life crowd? No, I’m not.”

The Times helped with publicity for some ostensible media rivals, at least those with correctly radical views regarding abortion access.

These publications still have a place in the world. People outraged by the loss of abortion rights throughout the United States looked for outlets that could provide them with updates and analysis, as well as information to assist other women and to get an abortion.

Liberals always find their moments when liberal media create a narrative.

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