The journalists at Good Morning America on Tuesday hyped bad news for the GOP, citing a new poll showing disapproval of the party's handling of the recent government shutdown. But the show's reporters downplayed and ignored bad news for the President and his health care law. George Stephanopoulos trumpeted that Republicans are "taking the biggest hit." Journalist Jon Karl allowed that the survey finds Americans disapprove of how "everyone handled the shutdown crisis," including the President." Stealing Stephanopoulos's line, he asserted that the GOP is "taking the biggest hit." Karl added, "Seventy seven percent disapproving of how [Republicans] handled the budget talks that led to this crisis." What was left out of Karl's story? Any mention that Barack Obama's approval rating has dropped to just 46 percent. In the wake of the shutdown, 51 percent of registered voters now disapprove.
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. Eric Scheiner
. Eric Scheiner
