Nunes Just Declared War On the Media!!
Republican Representative Devin Nunes is going to war with his local newspaper the Fresno
Bee which has posted numerous fake news articles about him.
As reported by politico.com In a campaign ad running more than two minutes
— and appearing not only online, but also on radio and TV — Nunes casts the dominant
newspaper in his California district as a "band of creeping correspondents," criticizing
The Fresno Bee for its routine reporting practices and for its coverage of a controversy surrounding
a winery in which the Republican congressman invests.
"Sadly, since the last election, The Fresno Bee has worked closely with radical left-wing
groups to promote numerous fake news stories about me," Nunes says in the ad, though
he offers no evidence of collusion between The Bee and any group.
While it is not unusual for a member of Congress to complain about the media, Nunes' airing
of a lengthy attack against a prominent local newspaper stands apart — especially in a
campaign in which Nunes, the House Intelligence Committee chairman, has had little reason
to date to spend money at all.
Though drawing a tougher-than-usual challenge this year, Nunes represents a conservative-leaning
district that President Donald Trump carried by nearly 10 points in 2016.
Even Democratic polling puts Nunes ahead of Fresno prosecutor Andrew Janz, and the congressman's
fundraising advantage is staggering.
While Janz has emerged as one of the Democratic Party's top online House candidate fundraisers,
Nunes has managed to parlay his high-profile effort to delegitimize the Russia election
probe into a fundraising juggernaut with conservatives across the United States.
Nunes has banked more money than any other Republican House incumbent in California.
This week, he reported raising about $7.4 million this election cycle, with $6.1 million
in cash on hand.
Nunes is also preparing to travel throughout the country raising money for other House
Republicans.
No comments:
Post a Comment