The Washington Post was ripped over the weekend for a fawning profile of Democratic vice presidential hopeful Stacey Abrams.In the bizarre Thursday profile, the Post heaped praise on Abrams — in one paragraph likening her appearance at a conference event to an awe-inspiring fashion runway.
“Pandemonium ensues as she walks to the far left of the stage, like a runway supermodel, stops on a dime, poses, tilts her head slightly and smiles. Camera flashes explode,” the profile read. “She next pivots and walks slowly to the center of the stage, freezes there and repeats the pose. Again, the flashes explode. Abrams is summoning her inner actress, and she is both enjoying the moment and getting through it to get to the conversation.”
The profile also included a silhouette photo of Abrams wearing a cape in a cloud of smoke — one of the most ridiculed elements of the profile.