Reply #255: There really were no media outlets for liberals in the mid 90s [View All]

[NewJeffCT]

There were no Olbermann, Maddow, Schultz, O'Donnell back in the mid 90s to give things a liberal point of view. Blogs like Daily Kos and liberal websites like DU mostly came into existence around 2000/2001 with the selection of George W. Bush. Jon Stewart on The Daily Show started in 1999 and didn't really take off until a few years later.

The 90s were dominated by stories of Clinton's infidelity, Whitewater, Vince Foster (Congressional Republicans investigated his death on 5 or 6 separate occasions), and Monica Lewinsky, the Clinton impeachment. Heck, Republicans even found the time to investigate Socks the cat. How often did the media give an honest appraisal of any of those stories?

I think liberals did withdraw their support of Clinton - the Contract on America tide in 1994 is evidence of liberals sitting out '94 like they did in '10. However, the ridiculous impeachment of Clinton rallied liberals, and other Democrats, back to Clinton's cause in his second term.