Politico reporter urges journalists to drop 'conservative,' switch to 'extremist'

Now, a top Politico reporter is calling on his fellow journalists to stop referring to republicans as conservatives.

Instead, refer to them as "Extremists."

Tim Alberta, the outlet's chief political correspondent, urged journalists to label any GOP lawmaker who supported President Trump's election challenge as "Extremist" and "Radical."

"We should not - for the rest of their careers - refer to any of these Republican E.C. objectors as 'conservatives,'" he added.

"They are radicals. They are extremists. There is nothing conservative about subverting democracy."

Writers and broadcasters need to think critically about how to describe people like Ted Cruz and Jim Jordan without defaulting to "Conservative." When in doubt, use "Far-right." I'm open to other ideas.

Calling any of this "Conservative" is profoundly misleading.

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