2016 Postmortem

shadowandblossom

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39. The corporatist candidate was Marco Rubio. That's not who they backed.

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 01:38 AM

Mar 2016

They backed Trump because he got them ratings and ratings bring in dollars.

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I can only figure out one reason the press would be so solidly behind Hillary. [View all] JDPriestly Mar 2016 OP

The media has been this way for years. They are corporations with corporate interests. n/t Skwmom Mar 2016 #1

Also true. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #3

Media stands to gain enourmously from the TPP FreakinDJ Mar 2016 #51

The same people that own the media own Hillary. stillwaiting Mar 2016 #2

Also true. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #4

Bingo. HooptieWagon Mar 2016 #5

The corporatist candidate was Marco Rubio. That's not who they backed. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #39

That's probably why they're always flinging poop at her. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #38

The media covers what gives them the biggest share of the audience and controversy always leads. Arkansas Granny Mar 2016 #6

Yep. Lucinda Mar 2016 #14

Definitely! And I don;t think they love Trump at all. Lots of Hillary's coverage has been harsh, to bettyellen Mar 2016 #15

Sorry if you missed the posts that discussed the numbers of minutes given to each candidate by JDPriestly Mar 2016 #23

Trump is getting the lions share, and it sucks. I know Hillary definitely got more time during the bettyellen Mar 2016 #30

I think it is even more simple than that... Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #7

+1000 Punkingal Mar 2016 #25

+1 Jarqui Mar 2016 #31

Bingo... Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #34

Charter Cable is about to purchase Time Warner for $55 billion if the FCC can ram it through. nt Snotcicles Mar 2016 #8

There you go. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #17

They have the same Masters. AzDar Mar 2016 #9

I think you might be entirely correct but there probably are at least two other factors Samantha Mar 2016 #10

Right. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #20

Your post says Bernie Sanders favors the TPP. I don't think that is what you meant to say. merrily Mar 2016 #27

I am sorry - I certainly didn't mean to say that Samantha Mar 2016 #35

Awww, get some rest, please! merrily Mar 2016 #49

Net Neutrality... KoKo Mar 2016 #11

I totally agree with every word you have said. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #21

Absolutely. delrem Mar 2016 #45

A key reason Bernie was somewhat of a threat to them was he was able Jarqui Mar 2016 #32

Carlos Slim is a billlionaire from MC and gave milllions to the Clinton Foundation; he bailed out th amborin Mar 2016 #36

again to the charity. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #40

Is it a real charity or is it a private foundation, delrem Mar 2016 #42

I read about it a long time ago and won't read what is likely to be more conspiracy or shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #46

Well, thanks for logging off. /nt delrem Mar 2016 #47

always follow the money. no new tax cuts. pansypoo53219 Mar 2016 #12

Agreed-a corporatocracy cannot be maintained with a free press felix_numinous Mar 2016 #13

Except they are not. They coddle Sanders and are amused at Trump. seabeyond Mar 2016 #16

We have the statistics proving that the media has done everything possible to avoid giving airtime JDPriestly Mar 2016 #22

I think your statistics was like.... the first week of the campaign. Lol. seabeyond Mar 2016 #33

They strongly supported Obama over Hillary. Why is that?? nt BreakfastClub Mar 2016 #18

Because as an AA they felt sure that he would lose. sadoldgirl Mar 2016 #29

I am not going to retype all that nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #19

why? ibegurpard Mar 2016 #24

Follow the money. Five mega-corps own most US media. merrily Mar 2016 #26

Thanks Clinton! ibegurpard Mar 2016 #28

Ben Bagdikian, who wrote of the media monopoly, died this past week. senz Mar 2016 #37

. merrily Mar 2016 #48

I agree but to my way of thinking Bernie's economic, anti-Wall Street and campaign finance Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #41

Thanks to you. Helpful comment. Those issues are also reasons for the media's hostility. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #44

Single Payer Universal Health Insurance, for all citizens. Guaranteed. delrem Mar 2016 #43

Its her term madokie Mar 2016 #50

Agree completely astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #52