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Elessar Zappa

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10. I don't think it reflects what will happen in '22.

Reply to onenote (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 31, 2021, 01:59 PM

Oct 2021

It’s still a year away. McAuliffe could destroy the other guy and we could lose the midterms or McAuliffe could get destroyed and we could win the midterms. The news cycle changes quickly, it’s impossible to predict who will have momentum next November.

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Why is the press rooting for a Democratic loss in Virginia? [View all] Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2021 OP

"Press" is just another business. DURHAM D Oct 2021 #1

I don't regard "Axios" as representing the entirety of "the press." onenote Oct 2021 #2

I don't think it reflects what will happen in '22. Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #10

It has been obvious since Carter, the Media hates Democratic and loves the authortarian Republicans. ShazamIam Oct 2021 #3

Don't think most are rooting for Dem loss. Besides, saying it's close, etc., might just GOTV. Hoyt Oct 2021 #4

another question... why does the press prefer right wingers in power? tenderfoot Oct 2021 #5

The media is only as liberal as the conservative corporations that own it. bumper sticker. -nt CrispyQ Oct 2021 #9

They have been all along - especially during the late 1930s/early 1940s tenderfoot Oct 2021 #14

Simple answer: ret5hd Oct 2021 #6

Wow! Amazing infographic. CrispyQ Oct 2021 #13

Amazingly inaccurate, you mean. onenote Oct 2021 #16

The graphic title reads Media Consolidation, not News Media Consolidation. CrispyQ Oct 2021 #18

"Six media giants now control a staggering 90 percent of what we read, watch or listen to' onenote Oct 2021 #19

Because they think when the fascists win it will be business as usual. CrispyQ Oct 2021 #7

Why is the press rooting for a Democratic loss in Virginia? LenaBaby61 Oct 2021 #8

It's pretty simple, they want Trump back BannonsLiver Oct 2021 #11

All of their analysis has been that the Republicans will pull off an upset karynnj Oct 2021 #12

How is reporting on the closeness and the risks of the VA Gov race "rooting"? brooklynite Oct 2021 #15

for one, the exaggerated claims about the McAuliffe campaign in a panic LymphocyteLover Oct 2021 #23

Because they love rewarding themselves with lazy punditry Lawrence454 Oct 2021 #17

Horserace. They want a horserace nt RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #20

This close race means higher ratings... Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #21

And we get to be permanently stressed out RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #22