In an earlier post I discussed the visit to Carbon County by defeated Senatorial candidate Joe Sestak. I noted that it was extremely rare for a losing candidate to appear after the election to thank his volunteers, and that Sestak was planning to visit every Pennsylvania county.
An alert reader noted that the Sestak visit was featured in the Standard Speaker, on the national political website Politico.com, and on a website devoted to Pennsylvania politics (grassrootspa.com). These are three substantial news outlets, none based in Carbon County, which thought the Sestak visit rated coverage.
The Times News, which is based in Carbon County, finally covered the visit today--sort of. The paper ran a picture of Mr. Sestak with a number of his supporters. Actually, that is more than I was expecting from a newspaper that runs long-winded articles on politics written by a tea bagger who knows less about the Constitution than most students taking an introductory American government class. The Times News also features every move of the Lehighton 9/12 group with front page articles and full-color illustrations. In light of the Times News editorial policy, I guess we should be thankful that Mr. Sestak’s tour was even mentioned.
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