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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I can only figure out one reason the press would be so solidly behind Hillary. [View all]shadowandblossom
(718 posts)39. The corporatist candidate was Marco Rubio. That's not who they backed.
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
The corporatist candidate was Marco Rubio. That's not who they backed.
shadowandblossom
Mar 2016
#39
The media covers what gives them the biggest share of the audience and controversy always leads.
Arkansas Granny
Mar 2016
#6
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
Charter Cable is about to purchase Time Warner for $55 billion if the FCC can ram it through. nt
Snotcicles
Mar 2016
#8
I think you might be entirely correct but there probably are at least two other factors
Samantha
Mar 2016
#10
Your post says Bernie Sanders favors the TPP. I don't think that is what you meant to say.
merrily
Mar 2016
#27
Carlos Slim is a billlionaire from MC and gave milllions to the Clinton Foundation; he bailed out th
amborin
Mar 2016
#36
I read about it a long time ago and won't read what is likely to be more conspiracy or
shadowandblossom
Mar 2016
#46
We have the statistics proving that the media has done everything possible to avoid giving airtime
JDPriestly
Mar 2016
#22
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