To the degree that The Hill’s Alexander Bolton and Peter Schroeder are just reporting what Republicans are saying, their article is fine. But what about this?
But it was [Paul] Ryan’s Wednesday night speech that was widely acclaimed as a home run and showed he can perform confidently on the national stage.
Widely acclaimed by whom? In the context of the article, it is almost clear that Bolton and Schroeder mean widely acclaimed by Republicans. But that’s not what they wrote. Paul Ryan’s speech was widely panned as the most dishonest and lie-filled speech ever delivered at a political convention. Bolton and Schroeder could have mentioned that.
