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Top CBS, NBC Shows Skip NJ Dem Facing Calls to Resign; NBC Omits Party ID

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Top CBS, NBC Shows Skip NJ Dem Facing Calls to Resign; NBC Omits Party ID Screenshot via NBC/Snapstream On Thursday night, an independent investigation commissioned by Governor Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) into fellow Democrat and Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell concluded he abused his position to, in the words of the New York Post , “score expensive event tickets for his romantic conquests, pull strings to try to get his secret girlfriend a cushy state promotion, and task his own aides with finding him a ‘first lady.’” In addition, it found he engaged in behavior “constitut[ing] sexual harassment” that “was derogatory or demeaning.” Sherrill responded by demanding Caldwell’s resignation, but none of these things interested ABC’s Good Morning America or CBS Mornings . NBC’s Today ran a 34-second news brief, but co-host Craig Melvin couldn’t be bothered to mention either candidate's political party (Democrat). NBC's 'Today' was the only broadcast network newscast (Friday AM or Thursday PM) t