The answer is that the liberal news media DID fawn over Hillary Clinton in 2016 more than Sarah Palin in 2008, when number of news articles and their headlines are compared:
CNN:
- 2008: “McCain taps Alaska Gov. Palin as vice president pick“
- 2016: “How Hillary Clinton defined her historic moment”
NBC News:
- 2008: “VP pick Palin makes appeal to women voters”
- 2016: “Hillary Clinton Becomes First Female Nominee of Major U.S. Political Party”
ABC News:
- 2008: “Sarah Palin makes history as first female vice presidential nominee of Republican Party”
- 2016: “Hillary Clinton makes history accepting Democratic nomination”
CBS News:
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