Looks as though Greg Gianforte won his special election in Montana yesterday, and handily.  But what's overshadowing the Republican's victory is the story about him "body-slamming" a reporter who's alleged to have gotten in his face during a media event. Look at the headlines: "Greg Gianforte wins Montana special election a day after being charged with assault" (ABC), "Republican Gianforte Wins Montana House Race Amid Assault Charge" (NPR), "Gianforte wins: Montana House candidate facing assault charge wins special election" (Fox). So there's your narrative. Twitchy ran a long stream of tweets from a Buzzfeed reporter who was on site (sort of), and Fox News published an eyewitness account from one of the network's reporters.  It looked as though the Republican candidate really had beaten the hell out of The Guardian's Ben Jacobs, who was recorded (audio at the Fox story above) narrating that...(Read Full Post)