Ngo-1966 u-Ann Todd noFred Jealous abakwazanga ukushada endaweni yakubo yaseMaryland ngoba babeyizithandani ezixube izinhlanga. Emashumini amahlanu eminyaka kamuva indodana yabo uBen Jealous iqokwe kuDemocratic Alliance njengombusi waseMaryland.
Uma uJealous ewina ngoNovemba uzoba umbusi wokuqala wase-Maryland wase-Afrika-waseMelika, kanye nombusi omnyama oqokwe wesithathu. (Umona unethemba lokwabelana ngalo mehluko wakamuva namanye amaDemocrats u-Andrew Gillum waseFlorida kanye no-Stacey Abrams wase-Georgia, ozoba ngowokuqala ngqa ukuba umbusi wesifazane omnyama.) Okwamanje abekho ababusi abamnyama ezikhundleni.
Umona, inhloko yangaphambili nencane kunawo wonke ye-NAACP, ubhekene nokuncintisana okuqinile, hhayi nje kuGov. Ophethe weRiphabhulikhi u-Larry Hogan. IWashington Post - okuyiyona ehamba phambili kwezemithombo yezindaba yase-DC, okuhlanganisa nezindawo zaseMaryland ezinothe ngamavoti e-Montgomery kanye nasezifundeni zasePrince George - izimisele ngokunqoba uJealous.
Lokhu kungase kubonakale kuyinqaba. Kungani i-Post ingaphonsa isisindo sayo ngemuva kweRiphabhulikhi esikhundleni somuntu oqokelwe umlando njengoJealous? Ikakhulukazi lapho ukubika okunonya kwe-Post ngoMongameli uTrump kuholele ekufundeni okuqopha umlando kanye nenqwaba yokudumisa evela kumaDemocrats.
Kepha ukumelana kwePost noTrump kuyisimangaliso, futhi ipolitiki yaleli phepha isekude nenqubekela phambili.
Uma uTrump engekho, yini ezosala ukuze i-Post imelane? Impela hhayi impi, i-Post isekela zonke. Hhayi ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu, lapho irekhodi lephepha lixubene kahle kakhulu futhi lihlanganisa ukusekelwa kwakho kokubili i-fracking kanye nepayipi le-Keystone XL. Futhi hhayi ukungalingani, njengoba i-Post ingeyendoda ecebe kakhulu ephilayo, i-CEO ye-Amazon uJeff Bezos. Njenge-Amazon, i-Post imelene nenyunyana- okungukuthi, ngokumelene nabasebenzi abahlela ngokuhlanganyela ukwenza ngcono indawo yabo, ithuluzi elibalulekile ekubhekaneni nokungalingani.
Yilezi zimo - kanye nerekhodi lokuthunyelwe lokukhomba abantu abanamandla I-African-American futhi Okuqhubekayo ukwesekwa - lokho kusiza ukuchaza ukwesekwa kwephepha kuka-Hogan kanye nokuphikisana okuphezulu noJealous (engimesekayo). Noma kunjalo, izinga i-Post ezimisele ukuhamba ngayo ukuze lishintshe ukhetho liyamangaza.
'I-Un-Trump Republican'
Imiphumela yokunqoba okumangalisayo kukaJealous esikhungweni sokuqala seDemocratic Alliance ayizange ifike lapho iPost ibika ukuthi amaDemocrat amaningi “wabonakala ethambekele ekubuyiseleni uHogan kulokhu kuwa. "
IMaryland inamaDemocrats abhalisiwe ngokuphindwe kabili kunamaRiphabhulikhi, ngakho uHogan udinga ukwesekwa okuqinile kweDemocratic Alliance ukuze awine ukuqokwa kabusha; noPost uzimisele ngokubona ukuthi uyayithola.
UHogan, kuchaza iPosi, uthandwa kakhulu “onqobayo ubuntu"Futhi"isicelo somuntu siqu.” Ungumuntu nje ojwayelekile “okwangempela phansi komhlaba, ""ilandela amathumbu akhe"Futhi"uyayazi indlela yakhe endlini yokuphuza. "
Ngokusakazwa kwe-fawning kanje akumangazi ukuthi uHogan "ngokumangalisayo, ""ngokumangalisayo"Futhi"kakhulu” edumile, njengoba i-Post isho. (Igama elithi "ethandwa” isetshenziswa kakhulu umfundi oyedwa ebuzwa ukuthi i-Post iyishintshile yini igama likaHogan.)
Noma kunjalo, kungenzeka ukuthi uHogan alahlekelwe, ikakhulukazi njengoba uTrump engathandeki kakhulu eMaryland eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Yingakho i-Post itshela abafundi ukuthi umbusi akagcini nje ngokuthandwa kodwa futhi “centrist"Futhi"ngokulinganisela.” Yena"kuhle kakhulu okuphambene noTrump”-“I-Un-Trump Republican. "
UHogan akazange akweseke ukuqokwa kukaTrump futhi useziqhelelanisile nenani lemigomo kamengameli enokhahlo. (Uze anikele ngezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-8.5 zamaRandi ukuze athole i-Amazon - inkampani ehlala njalo lapho kuhlangana khona uTrump - ukuze ithole indlunkulu yayo yesibili eMaryland.) Kodwa uHogan noTrump empeleni banokufana okuncane.
NjengoTrump, uHogan unenkampani eqanjwe ngegama elibizwa nge-real estate anqabayo ukuyibeka ku-trust eyimpumputhe kodwa esikhundleni salokho ibekwe ku-trust ephethwe yilungu lomndeni (umfowabo uTimothy Hogan). Selokhu uHogan ethathe izintambo ngo-2015, iHogan Companies - eseyenze imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili zamarandi kusukela yasungulwa ngo-2 - isingene ezinkontilekeni eziningi ezintsha futhi yenza umbusi waqoqa kahle amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-1985, ngaphezu komholo wakhe wama-$2.4, kubika i-Baltimore Sun. (I-Post iyaqhubeka nokungalinaki leli lungiselelo.)
U-Hogan akanayo nje imikhuba yebhizinisi efana nekaTrump, futhi uhlanganyela ngendlela kamongameli kulabo angavumelani nabo.
Ngenkathi inyunyana yothisha baseMaryland iphikisana nokuthi uHogan abambe imali ezikoleni zikahulumeni ngenkathi ekhulula imali yezikole ezizimele, uHogan wababiza “izigebengu.” Ngenkathi izishayamthetho zaseMaryland zifuna ukunciphisa amandla ombusi, uHogan wabasola ngokuthi bafana nezingane zasekolishi ngesikhathi sekhefu lasentwasahlobo. "Baza lapha amasonto ambalwa," kusho uHogan, futhi "qala ukuhlephula ifenisha bese ulahla amabhodlela kabhiya kuvulandi. "
Ekhasini lakhe elisemthethweni le-Facebook uHogan uvimbele abasebenzisi futhi wasusa ukuphawula kwabo uma bebuza izinqubomgomo zakhe, okwenza kube necala le-ACLU. Phakathi kwabasebenzisi abangu-450 abavinjelwe kwakukhona labo ababebiza u-Hogan ukuthi agxeke ukuvinjelwa kukaTrump ukuhamba kwamaSulumane (okuyinto umbusi anqabile ukuyenza).
Khonamanjalo uHogan washesha ukulandela abasolwa ababili abasebasha abasolwa ngokudlwengula intombazane eneminyaka engu-14 ubudala esikoleni samabanga aphezulu saseMontgomery County. Amacala okudlwengula ayebhekene nentsha ahoxiswa, kodwa ngaphambi kokuba uHogan asebenzise isimo sabo sokuthuthela kwelinye izwe ukusiza ukubulala umthethosivivinywa 'wedolobha elingcwele' phambi kwesishayamthetho sezwe. (I-Post izamile ukubeka umbono omuhle kulokhu.)
Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, uHogan waphinda kabili, ebhala encwadini yokuqongelela imali, "Ake ngicace kakhulu: asikwazi ukuvumela iMaryland ukuthi ibe yisifunda esingcwele.” Unxuse abalandeli ukuthi "bangisize ngihlehlisele emuva i-ajenda ekude kwesokunxele kanye nemizwa emibi kakhulu yesiShayamthetho Sesifundazwe esinenkululeko ekhulayo nengathintekiyo."
Ngaphezu kokubukela phansi ukufana kukaHogan noTrump, i-Post iphinde inikeze ukuhlehla okufushane kuzinqubomgomo zombusi. Futhi ngesizathu esihle: abathandwa. Kodwa i-Post itshela abafundi baseMarylanders "njengaye noma kunjalo" futhi "babonakale bezimisele ukukushaya indiva ukuhlukana kwenqubomgomo."
Yini ebangela lokhu kuphazamiseka kuka-Hogan, okuvumela umbusi ukuthi aqhubeke edumile naphezu kwezinqubomgomo zakhe ezingathandi?
I-Post ithi u-Hogan ukuhoxisa yedwa lokhu. Muhle kangangokuba ngandlela thize “ezijova” kusuka ekulweni neDemocratic Alliance ngokumelene noTrump. “Kunjengokungathi unomshini wokumbathisa noma okuthile,” i-Post icaphuna uprofesa waseMaryland ethi.
Kodwa i-anomaly ye-Hogan empeleni ingumphumela obikezelwayo we-Post coverage, engcwaba inkundla yakhe engathandi ngaphansi kwezindunduma zokuhlonishwa. Yini ongayithandi nge-“ekhungathekile wonke umuntu"?
Khonamanjalo ukubika kwe-Post ngoJealous kunethoni ehluke ngokuphelele.
'Umholi Wokuvukela umbuso'
Inkundla ka-Ben Jealous - ehlanganisa iholo eliphansi elingu-$15 ngehora, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo komuntu oyedwa kanye nesikole samahhala sasekolishi - ithandwa ngabakwaMarylanders. Ngakho-ke i-Post ibukela phansi lezi zinqubomgomo (eziphikisayo), futhi ipende i-Jealous ngokuthi “umholi wamavukelambuso” oqine kakhulu ukuthi angamvotela.
Umona “Ukuhamba phambili kophiko lwesokunxele"Ngu-"ongenankinga"Futhi"noma yini kodwa… centrist,” i-Post itshela abafundi. Owakhe"craven, ""ngokunganaki""inkundla yesokunxele” kuzothi “vula imbobo elingana ne-Chesapeake Bay kusabelomali sombuso. "
Lapho uJealous echaza ukuthi uzoyixhasa kanjani inqubomgomo yakhe, iPost yahosha abavoti kude naye:
“Ukuze akhokhele konke, uMnu. Jealous wayecwilisa izicebi - ufundeka kanje: Montgomery County - ngokukhuphula intela kumaphesenti angu-1 aphezulu abakhokhi bentela; semthethweni futhi intela insangu; nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali emigwaqweni (ngokwakha embalwa yayo) namajele (ngokulungisa isimiso sobulungisa bobugebengu).”
Uma ulunguza ku-vitriol ye-Post, okusele inkundla edumile exhaswa ngokwengxenye ngokukhokhisa abacebe kakhulu. Esikhundleni sokudlulisa lokhu i-Post iphazamisa abafundi ngokuqamba amanga ukuthi uJealous udala kanjani "isiphithiphithi” phakathi kwamaDemocrats.
Kuze kube Umona “ukuhlukumezeka” I-Maryland Democratic Party bekuwumndeni owodwa omkhulu ojabule, ngokusho kwePost. Manje kukhona “ukungezwani phakathi kweqembu” kanye “nokungezwani phakathi kophiko lokusungulwa kweqembu kanye neqembu elizinzile, elincike kwesokunxele.”
Umfundi weposi uke waphikisana nalesi sici “esidukisayo”, esibiza ngokusetha kokuthi “lungisa ukunyakaza kwe-'Democrats for Hogan'” – okubonakala kuyinhloso ye-Post.
Njengoba omunye umfundi esho, “I-'Democrats for Hogan' iningi lamadoda amadala, amhlophe.” Kodwa lokho laba bafana abadala abamhlophe abakushoyo ngezinombolo kanye nokwehlukahlukana abakwenzayo ekufakweni kwabezindaba. I-Post ibonakala inokunikezwa okumile ku-Maryland Democrats: 'Dumisa u-Hogan noma uhlasele u-Jealous futhi sizokubeka ephepheni.'
Khonamanjalo iPost iphenya ngokulangazela ukuthi ngabe uJealous ungusocialist. Lokhu akumele kuthathe isikhathi eside ukukulungisa njengoba uJealous usesho kaningi ukuthi, “Ngiwungxiwankulu, angiyena usocialist.” Kepha i-Post iyaqhubeka nayo, iguqula lo mugqa wemibuzo ube umugqa wokuhlasela. Noma kunini i-Post ingabeka "socialist" kanye "nomona" emshweni ofanayo kusiza ukusunduza amaDemocrats aphakathi ku-Hogan's afudumele, "bipartisan” nganga.
Uma kukhulunywa ngemfihlo yeSocialism kaJealous iPost noHogan basekhasini elilodwa. I-Republican Governors Association - lapho uHogan esebenza njengesekela-sihlalo - kakade usechithe imali engaphezu kuka-$1.4 million ezikhangisweni ze-TV ezihlasela u-Jealous, okuhlanganisa nesikhangiso esisodwa esimcaphuna ethi, "Qhubeka, ngibize ngesocialist,” kodwa ishiya ingxenye yesibili yamazwi akhe: “Lokho akulishintshi iqiniso lokuthi ngiwungxiwankulu webhizinisi.”
Esithangamini sabezindaba sika-Agasti intatheli yePost yalandela isikhangiso esingamanga samaRiphabhulikhi yaphinde yabuza uJealous ukuthi ngabe ungumuntu wezenhlalakahle yini. UJealous waphendula: “[UHogan] engibiza ngesocialist ekude kwesokunxele yilokho i-Tea Party eyakubiza ngokuthi uMongameli Obama. Yilokho uBarry Goldwater akubiza ngoMartin Luther King.”
Muva nje yilokho u-Ron DeSantis, oqokelwe esikhundleni sombusi weRiphabhulikhi waseFlorida, akubiza ngomphikisi wakhe wase-Afrika-waseMelika u-Andrew Gillum. Isitatimende sikaDeSantis – “Into yokugcina okudingeka siyenze inkawu lokhu ngokuzama ukwamukela i-ajenda yezenhlalakahle.” - udonse ukunaka ekusebenziseni kwayo inhlamba yobuhlanga. Kodwa okuphawulekayo futhi wayenanela icala likaHogan kanye nele-Post ngokumelene noJealous: ukuthi ungumuntu wezenhlalakahle.
Ekuseni ngemuva kokuthi iFlorida primary Trump nayo ingene, ibiza uGillum "iMeya yeSocialist ehlulekile. "
Emuva esithangamini sabezindaba sikaJealous, esekhulume ngezinsolo zesocialism okweshumi nambili, lowo owayengenele ukhetho wayesekulungele ukuqhubeka. Kodwa i-Post ayizange, futhi ukuphikelela kwentatheli yabo kwaba nemiphumela emihle lapho uJealous owayecasuke egcina ephendule, “Uyadlala ngami?”
Futhi manje abafundi be-Post bangalindela "f-bhomu” izinkomba ezifafazwe ezindabeni ezithi Jealous kusuka lapha kuze kube usuku lokhetho.
Okuhloswe Iposi
Okwethusayo wukuthi ngu-August kuphela kanti uJealous usalele ngemuva okhethweni. Njengoba umjaho uqina ekwindla kungenzeka ukuthi i-Post izoba nzima nakakhulu ku-Jealous, njengoba yenzile kokuhlosiwe okudlule - muva nje emjahweni wesikhulu sase-Montgomery County.
Naphezu kokuhlasela okuphindaphindiwe kwePost emasontweni okuvalwa okhetho, iKhansela laseMontgomery County uMarc Elrich, usocialist wentando yeningi futhi esekelwa yinyunyana eqinile, wazuza ukunqoba emabangeni aphansi eDemocratic Alliance. Ukunqoba kuka-Elrich kuyithuse kakhulu iPosi kangangokuthi isihloko sayo asizange simgagule kodwa sakhuluma ngokuthi “Abaholi bamabhizinisi babuyisela ibhidi elizimele elingenzeka” ngokumelene naye.
Ngo-2016 omunye owayengenele ukhetho, owayeyiNgqungquthela yaseMaryland ngaleso sikhathi u-Donna Edwards, wafuna ukuba ngowesifazane wesibili omnyama ukuba asebenze eSenate (umehluko owatholwa nguKamala Harris). Naphezu kokusekelwa okuqinile kwabamnyama, iPost ibhuntshile isicelo sakhe, yatshela abavoti ukuthi "Ifaksi ye-Democratic kaSen. Ted Cruz” obengu “ukukhuthaza abavoti abamnyama. "
Ngo-2014 i-Post yayiqondise esinye isikhulu esisekelwa ngabavoti abamnyama, ngaleso sikhathi owayenguMeya we-DC uVincent Gray. UGrey uhole kuwo wonke ama-poll kwaze kwaba isonto langaphambi kokuvota kwangaphambi kwesikhathi, lapho ukusakazwa kwe-Post kwasuka ekubeni yiqembu kuya kohlanya, nesihloko sekhasi langaphambili lesibhengezo esimemezela ukuthi unecala lobugebengu ayengeke abekwe icala ngalo, eqeda isicelo sakhe sokuqokwa kabusha.
Omunye wabasekeli bakaGrey kwakunguBruce Bereano, i-lobbyist manje eseseka uHogan. Kuyafaneleka ukuhlola ukuthi i-Post isisingatha kanjani lesi simo esinzima. NgoGrey, i-Post ifanelekele ukwesekwa ngokuphawula okwedlule kukaBereano “izinkinga neziphathimandla zikahulumeni.” (UBereano udonse isigwebo sezinyanga eziyi-10 ngokukhwabanisa ngeposi.) NgoHogan, uBereano uchazwa njengo I-lobbyist yentando yeningi, othanda umbusi.
Okuthunyelwe akugcini nje ngokushiya okwedlule kukaBereano, futhi kufihla iqiniso elibaluleke kakhulu: UHogan waqamba indodana kaBereano ebhentshini.
Ngokushiywa kwe-Post, indaba imayelana nenye i-Democrat esekela u-Hogan, hhayi ukuthi umbusi kanye nomgqugquzeli onesizinda esingabazekayo bahileleka kanjani ohlelweni olungase lube khona ukuze kudlalelwe.
Qiniseka, uma u-Bereano eshintsha ukwesekwa kwakhe ku-Jealous the Post uzophinde athole okwedlule - njengoba kwenzeka lapho esekela uGrey.
Isenzakalo esisodwa salolu hlobo lokuhlanganisa okuchemile singaba nomthelela. Kodwa uma kuyingxenye yomzamo ohlanganisiwe, njengalowo i-Post ewenzayo ngokumelene noJealous, ingashintsha ukhetho.
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