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RCP started off politically un-aligned, but that changed in 2017...now it has content that would

Author: TyroneIrish (22301 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)
Posted at 11:42 am on Oct 30, 2025
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appeal to a conservative audience...hence, your preference for news.

Here's an excerpt from a Wiki review of the firm...
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2017 to present
In November 2020, The New York Times published an article alleging that since 2017, when many of its "straight-news" reporting journalists were laid off, RealClearPolitics showed a pro-Trump turn with donations to its affiliated nonprofit increasing from entities supported by wealthy conservatives.[28] RCP executive editor Carl Cannon disputed the newspaper's allegations of a rightward turn, saying that he had solicited donations from both conservative and liberal donors, without them "buying coverage".[29] Several journalists who talked to The New York Times in 2020 said they never felt any pressure from the site's founders to bias their stories.[28] Cannon stated that RCP regularly publishes perspectives from both liberal and conservative publications, saying that "the simple fact is that the amount of liberal material published in RCP every week dwarfs the annual conservative content in The New York Times".[29] However, in 2016, the final RealClearPolitics national polling average before Election Day showed Hillary Clinton ahead by about 3 points (Clinton 46.8%, Trump 43.6%).[30]

The New York Times also said that "Real Clear became one of the most prominent platforms for elevating unverified and reckless stories about the president's political opponents, through a mix of its own content and articles from across conservative media..." and that for days after the election, "Real Clear Politics gave top billing to stories that reinforced the false narrative that the president could still somehow eke out a win."[28] Cannon responded by highlighting two articles suggesting that "Trump could somehow eke out a win" on RCP's front page by noting that 374 articles had been covered on its front page between the time of the election and The New York Times' article, including 16 articles from The New York Times itself.[29]

In 2016, RealClearInvestigations was launched,[31] backed by foundations associated with conservative causes, such as the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation and Sarah Scaife Foundation.[32] In 2019, the site published an article by a conservative author, Paul Sperry, containing the supposed name of a U.S. intelligence officer who blew the whistle on the Trump–Ukraine scandal.[32] The article's publication came as part of a month-long effort by Trump allies on media and social media to "unmask" the whistleblower, whose identity was kept confidential by the U.S. government, in accordance with whistleblower protection (anti-retaliation) laws.[32] Most publications declined to reveal the whistleblower's identity; Tom Kuntz, editor of RealClearInvestigations, defended the site's decision to publish the article.[32] Cannon stated that whistleblower protections did not ensure anonymity from journalism, instead guaranteeing protection from firing, prosecution, and professional punishment.[29]
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The NYT and WaPo still publish...and adhere to...their Journalistic Standards. No need to muddy the waters with questionable sources.


Replies to: "RCP started off politically un-aligned, but that changed in 2017...now it has content that would"

  • Is paying attention to the news a waste of time? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 9:04am 10/30/25 (19) [View All]
    • RealClearShite? Far right media with an occasional kernel of truth. [NT] - ND521 - 2:47pm 10/30/25
    • The media is vitally important to democracy. They told us about this, for instance: [LINK] - Chris94 - 11:58am 10/30/25
      • An unbiased media objectively reporting the truth is vitally important to Democracy. - TakethetrainKnute - 3:02pm 10/30/25
      • So who's covering the Jack Smith subpoenapalooza? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 1:09pm 10/30/25
        • You mean Grassley said so so it must be true. [NT] - jimbasil - 2:03pm 10/30/25
      • Go.watch the twitter files testimony. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 12:36pm 10/30/25
      • The MSM also gave us the Pee Pee tape lie. The Russian hoax lie. The Covid lies. - ELP - 12:05pm 10/30/25
        • You've got it all wrong...and a $787M settlement by FOX proves it...as well as a GOP-led [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:20pm 10/30/25
          • I think we’ve established over the last couple of decades R’s don’t like truth and facts. This is a - jimbasil - 2:10pm 10/30/25
        • Then you should stick with FOXTV and newsmax. You’re not looking for facts, you’re looking for - jimbasil - 12:33pm 10/30/25
      • Or this, from today, about how that guy purchased a pardon [LINK] - Chris94 - 12:01pm 10/30/25
    • RCP started off politically un-aligned, but that changed in 2017...now it has content that would - TyroneIrish - 11:42am 10/30/25
      • . [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:32pm 10/30/25
      • Thank you for making my point. Thos who only digest one side are blind. [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:06pm 10/30/25
        • So, you're good with a publication that supports Trump's "Quid Pro Quo" attempt to ensnare - TyroneIrish - 1:34pm 10/30/25
    • I look at it as entertainment, what is today’s propaganda [NT] - holybull101 - 10:53am 10/30/25
      • Well I do listen to Trump as if he's doing a standup routine at an open mike comedy show. [NT] - Curly1918 - 11:06am 10/30/25
        • Comedians don't get to send U.S. Troops into our cities for partisan political purposes...how do you - TyroneIrish - 3:31pm 10/30/25
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