Um, Are Journalists a 'Constituency'?

The Weekly Standard‘s Senior Writer Stephen Hayes quotes NBC’s Lisa Myers in a shady turn of phrase.

NBC’s Lisa Myers says AP/leak story damages WH b/c it upsets the press – “one of the president’s most important constituencies.”

— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) May 15, 2013

Now 167 retweets later, clearly the comment struck a nerve. Politico White House Correspondent Glenn Thrush asks, “What does that even mean?” QGA Communications Exec. and columnist John Feehery replied, “You know what it mean, don’t play dumb with me.”