The media and the Democratic party more broadly is controlled by liberals, not the left per se. Liberals are essentially centrists who espouse moral claims that

The media and the Democratic party more broadly is controlled by liberals, not the left per se. Liberals are essentially centrists who espouse moral claims that nominally align with left ethics, but who do not engender the conditions necessary to materially satisfy those claims (including providing accurate information about the issues being discussed), on the basis of radical individualism (ie neoliberalism).