Katie Hill resigning from office

[Mister Mets]

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal unless bigger and less partisan outlets pick this up. The only entities that are really pushing this story are right wingers like RedState and Comfortably Smug, and they aren't exactly the most trustworthy sources. Even photographs can be be easily edited.

So needless to say I'm skeptical.

Is it appropriate to ignore a story that is discussed online and in Washington circles? Doesn't this lead to legitimate claims of media bias?

Is there any hint that the material is manufactured? That would in itself be a major news story (prominent conservative news outlet posts faked attack on swing-district politician.)

[Mister Mets]

Has a single reliable / credible journalistic source picked up this story yet? I'm not seeing any. And if not - why are we talking about this?

Why should it matter whether reliable/ credible journalistic sources are talking about this?

If the evidence was faked by Red State, that's a big story too.

If the evidence is accurate and gatekeepers aren't reporting it, why should their biases influence the rest of us?