YES, Mosley Braun, Sharpton and Kucinich do have much, much less name recognition than Edwards, Dean, and Kerrey in national polls!
Moreover, they have never been more than either an asterisk or "<1%" in any national poll. Even in their home states, the candidacies of Mosley Braun (Illinois), Sharpton (New York, and Kucinich (Ohio)are barely register any support. The STAR TRIBUNE - like many other newspapers - covered the candidates who have made some impact to date or have already established themselves as credible candidates. Fact is, Mosley Braun, Sharpton, and Kucinich are merely "the rest of the field" for the Democratic nomination and did not merit separate stories. Jim Bernstein Fulton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter T Schmitz Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 10:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Re: Is the Startribune still the Johannesburg Times?, Double Standard, Restorative Justice--Reality Check Is the Startribune still the Johannesburg Times? Yes. In addition the August 16th story regarding Natalie Lee Johnson's traffic citation, which appeared on the front page of the Metro Section while an article about alleged evidence tampering by the City Attorney's office appeared two pages later (with no photos, mind you), consider how our local paper has been covering the presidential race so far. Liebermann, Dean, Edwards, Graham, Kerrey, Gephardt all got a separate article/profile devoted to their careers and campaigns on six consecutive Sundays, while the most progressive candidate, Dennis Kucinich, and the only two African American candidates, Al Sharpton and Carol Mosely Braun, shared the last profile of the series. What was the rationale for this? Can you really tell me that Sharpton and Mosely Braun have less name recognition than Edwards, Dean and Kerrey? Further evidence that the Minneapolis Star Tribune, has its own political agenda and doesn't care about serving or adequately informing the citizens of Minneapolis.--------------------Peter Schmitz CARAG TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
