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1StrongBlackMan

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5. I think he would have been out of the race long ago; but for, the free coverage ...

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Original post)

Mon Feb 29, 2016, 06:56 PM

Feb 2016

"What? ... I have to spent MY money to run ads? Screw that! ... Call a meeting of the sales team. We're cashing out."

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Riddle me this, if Trump did not have wall to wall coverage on MSNBC, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS [View all] Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 OP

He sure does get a lot of free publicity n/t arcane1 Feb 2016 #1

More than everybody else put together. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #8

The one guy who doesn't have to fund-raise. arcane1 Feb 2016 #11

Indeed. Trump provides oxygen for the breathless perpetual news outlets. immoderate Feb 2016 #2

Yes, the breath money, and money comes from advertising. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #9

Imagine if Bernie had gotten commensurate coverage n/t yodermon Feb 2016 #3

It would not have made up for everything, but he would be doing better. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #10

Why? hifiguy Feb 2016 #17

Because those states reflect the Demographic nature of the Democratic Party. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #19

So push them back in the calendar. hifiguy Feb 2016 #20

as opposed to the virtual blackout? G_j Feb 2016 #16

Probably not too far from his current position Matrosov Feb 2016 #4

Add mud wrestling and I wold agree. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #12

I think he would have been out of the race long ago; but for, the free coverage ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #5

He has managed this coverage better than anyone. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #13

Yes. He has. He is a master (self) promoter. I will give him that ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #18

maybe - but he would have to spend his own money to do it lame54 Feb 2016 #6

He has played the media like a Stradivarius nt. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #14

I guess that is why he is so rich! imanamerican63 Feb 2016 #7

I suspect it helped that he was born with it. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #15

He has wall to wall coverage because a lot of right wingers want to see him, and tune in. Hoyt Feb 2016 #21

Because... Xolodno Feb 2016 #22

This is precisely why Trump is not an "anti-establishment" candidate, Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #23

This article nails it pretty much... PoiBoy Mar 2016 #24

crying over spilt milk....trump is a master showman. he knows how to make news better than others dembotoz Mar 2016 #25

NEVER before. It's crazy and demeaning to the whole country, imo. blm Mar 2016 #26

We would probably be watching PBS. Everyone else has been corrupted by big money. Stellar Mar 2016 #27

The contrast with the complete lack of early Bernie coverage is telling underpants Mar 2016 #28

It's a vicious cycle. Svafa Mar 2016 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Svafa Mar 2016 #30

worst part is, eventually people will get bored with Trump's antics 0rganism Mar 2016 #31

Excellent, and very frightening, point. Svafa Mar 2016 #34

#1 ProfessorGAC Mar 2016 #32

This is why FDR had congress pass a few laws nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #33

At the top, probably bigwillq Mar 2016 #35

I kept saying if people stopped watching in record numbers Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #36

they wanted a circus RussBLib Mar 2016 #37

I think he would still be high in the polls. hollowdweller Mar 2016 #38