Irin Carmon: 'I'm Pro-Gaffe'

Carmon was unwavering in her support for gaffe coverage.

"I'm pro-gaffe. A gaffe is important when it tells us something really fundamental about what the person thinks."

Carmon used examples like controversial former Congressman Todd Akin, who infamously made comments about "legitimate rape" during the 2012 senate race. She also touched on former presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Do you think the media is covering "gaffes" too much or giving them the right amount of attention? Leave a comment below.

[gilgit]

I must admit, I roll my eyes about statements like this. The past election was just an endless series of gaffes by Trump, all of which were reported by the press, and the Democrats still lost. I have no doubt that liberals will never change their tactics. In fact, for 20 years, every time another state government turned Republican, I would chuckle and think, Hey, I'm sure if the liberals just call a few more white people privileged they'll start winning elections. But after each election, the comment seemed a little less funny and after Trump didn't really seem funny at all.

The way to counter your opponent is with a better message. The Democrats should have been talking about Republican's being against the working class even before Romney's 47% comment. The Democrats should never have passed up an opportunity to bring up Trump's history of ripping off workers and small businesses. Never stopped talking about just how badly he ran his own businesses. Bring up their own plans for the economy.

But PC culture says its all about getting the gaffe and insisting that everyone is racist. Yeah, many Republicans are. That's not the same as convincing people they'll get a good job if they vote for you. And yet, the standard response by any liberal reading this is to call me privileged. And I don't see any change coming.