Fourth Estate


During Debate, Republicans Turn the Table on Media

The CNBC moderators’ questions on Wednesday were designed to provoke debate between the candidates. Instead, the candidates turned on the moderator and the media, accusing them of an anti-Republican bias. CNBC’s moderators invited early criticism with questions that attacked the candidates, rather than focus on the substance. Donald Trump’s campaign […]


Washington Post Accidentally Publishes Biden Running Story

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated. The author was accidentally referred to as Ford in the third paragraph. TKNN regrets the error. On Monday evening, the Washington Post accidentally published a story by Paul Kane that said that Vice President Biden would be running for President. The article was then […]


15.8 Million Tune into CNN Democratic Debate

Tuesday’s Democratic debate on CNN surpassed ratings expectations as Nielsen announced that 15.8 million Americans tuned in to watch the five presidential candidates. Many analysts had been expecting roughly 10 million viewers. This is the highest-rated Democratic debate, breaking the previous record of 10.69 million on ABC in January of […]


DNC Vice Chair Disinvited from Debate After Calling for More Debates

Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Tulsi Gabbard has said that she was disinvited from Tuesday’s presidential debate after she called for more debates. The Congresswoman from Hawaii said that her Chief of Staff received a message from DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Chief of Staff that said the Hawaii Representative […]


CNN Announces Debate Details

CNN has announced that five Democratic candidates have qualified for the first debate on October 13. Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb, and Lincoln Chafee have all been invited to the debate. Lawrence Lessig, who recently announced his campaign finance-focused run, was not invited. Lessig has not been […]