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During that report, local anchor Kyle Clark called out Ganahl for the exact sort of crafted language that the Posts national political desk willingly parroted. This whole, Joe Biden is the president, as if that settles it, Clark said, exasperated by Ganahls infuriating rhetorical nods. Saddam Hussein was president, you know what I mean? Like Robert Mugabe led Zimbabwe, but like, they didn't have clean elections. The question that people want to know is, does Colorado have clean elections? (Indeed, Ganahls ally Bannon has described Biden as an illegitimate president.)

Station reporter Marshall Zelinger explained the Ganahl campaigns official line was that it had seen no direct evidence of cheating in elections, but wanted to see investigations of claims by people who complain about it.

Yeah, because as we try to point out, it's not a joke, Clark responded. If our elections are rigged, it's the biggest story in the history of ever. And if this is a lie, made up to get people afraid and giving money, its a big story.

Clark and Zelinger were correct; it ought to to be a big story that Republican candidates will put on a friendly face to Big Lie supporters, while avoiding the topic in mainstream settings as a deliberate political strategy. Its a shame when a major national media outlet falls for that strategy and pushes the desired propaganda line.

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