FLASHBACK: Famous ABC Journalist Mocked GOP Landslide as Toddler's 'Temper Tantrum'

[See NewsBusters for more.] When are voters like angry toddlers suffering a “temper tantrum?” When they make decisions that powerful liberal journalists don't like. Things like electing a lot of conservative Republicans.  A lot will happen between now and November 8, 2022. But currently, things are looking grim for the Democrats. One poll this week show a GOP congressional ballot advantage of 10 and another puts it at 13. If that’s anything close to being accurate, it could be a 70 seat pickup in the House. 

Should something similar happen, how should we expect network journalists to react? Well, the past is always a good guide. In 1994, Republicans gained eight seats in the Senate and a whopping 54 in the House. Then-ABC World News Tonight anchor Peter Jennings did not approve. Twenty seven years ago this week, on November 14, 1994, he offered a radio commentary comparing the GOP landslide to a toddler’s “temper tantrum.”