What they’re thinking: For many Democrats, silence speaks volumes on the Biden issue
Years ago, a veteran, respected journalist called me out on a piece of news copy I wrote.My sin: Rather than indicating that someone said something, I wrote that they believed something.My colleague corrected me.REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: BACKLASH IN THE HALLS OF CONGRESS”We know what they say. But we can’t know what they believe,” counseled my friend.I changed the copy.No journalist is clairvoyant.