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Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 02:04 PM Aug 2016

One thing I believe more than anything...Mainstream Media Wants/Demands Close Race...

If the election were a blow away, Hillary by 15 pts, and it was pretty definite, who the hell would pay attention and watch some of this?...To get real high ratings, through the November election,( for the media, not for us ) there must be some semblance of closeness. When the football game score is 52 - 0..a lot of people turn off the TV or watch something else..or leave and go outside..Yes??

The media does not want that..ever..especially when a lot of time and talent is allocated to an election (any election)

..It is in its interest to lie, and try to make it appear that it is closer than it is. Depending on who you read, it looks like Trump has a 10 to 15 percent chance of winning..at best..one chance in 6..(16 x 6 =96 percent)...So..can he win? yes... not very likely.. and now, he is personally attacking Joe Scarborough,..but that will change, and he will attack someone else. This my opinion on the so called "closeness" of the election.
That so called "closeness" is a lie.....

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One thing I believe more than anything...Mainstream Media Wants/Demands Close Race... (Original Post) Stuart G Aug 2016 OP
Agree. Wellstone ruled Aug 2016 #1
dunno... blowouts are rare enough that one every 10 elections or so draws a crowd 0rganism Aug 2016 #2
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. Agree.
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 03:16 PM
Aug 2016

The so called Bush-Clinton race didn't happen and it is now Plan B or C or whatever,just to cover their collective rear ends.

0rganism

(23,932 posts)
2. dunno... blowouts are rare enough that one every 10 elections or so draws a crowd
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 03:19 PM
Aug 2016

i doubt people would tune out just because the election isn't close. if it's a total ass-kicking some people would be drawn just to watch the tRump tRain wReck.

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