Article in The New Republic by Perry Bacon, 8/7/25

Headline:  “The Media Keeps Ignoring the Truth About American Politics”

Subhead:  “As the Republican Party further radicalizes, mainstream news organizations are still trying to cover politics as they always have. But alternative news sources are emerging.”

“Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander congressional districts to give the GOP a greater advantage in the U.S. House of Representatives, potentially even preserving the party’s control of the lower chamber in next year’s midterm elections. And yet, the mainstream media keeps missing the radicalism of the Republican Party—in part because too few reporters and editors follow news at the state level. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://newrepublic.com/article/198873/republican-extremism-media-ignoring-truth-politics