Dan GillmorAug 31, 2023

I believe Politico privately considers "No Labels" to be a spoiler operation designed to put Trump back in the White House. But like other willfully blind journalism organizations, it treats the group as "centrist" with honest motivations.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/30/trump-donor-no-labels-adviser-00113395

It's likely that some supporters do honestly believe they're helping to improve politics. But they are the Jill Stein voters of 2024 and should be called out as such.

#journalism

A 6-figure Donald Trump donor is now a No Labels adviser

Allan Keen is heavily involved with the centrist group, but previously worked to re-elect Trump.

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Show threadMatt Austern

@dangillmor I suspect Politico sees that as the responsible and professional way to write this coverage.

That sort of attitude doesn't make much sense to me. If one's standards of professionalism require omitting important information that one knows to be true, then they're the wrong standards.

Aug 31, 2023 at 1:48amWeb