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Hillary Clinton

stopbush

(24,396 posts) Wed Apr 20, 2016, 01:38 AM Apr 2016

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TV Media Will Miss The Sanders Gravy Train

For all their talk of how expensive campaigns are, the TV guys never mention that they are sucking up the bulk of the millions spent in political ads. Sanders spent over $5-million in NY alone...and still got clobbered.

Clearly, the media likes a horse race because the more candidates there are, the more ad revenue they make.

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TV Media Will Miss The Sanders Gravy Train (Original Post) stopbush Apr 2016 OP

You nailed it! workinclasszero Apr 2016 #1

Exactly! FrenchieCat Apr 2016 #2

I expect some JSup Apr 2016 #3

Yes, they ran an advertisement right before SNL in New York City, WNBC itsrobert Apr 2016 #4

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

1. You nailed it!

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 01:40 AM

Apr 2016

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)

2. Exactly!

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 03:38 AM

Apr 2016

True dat!

JSup

(740 posts)

3. I expect some

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 03:41 AM

Apr 2016

"Can he be the comeback kid? Find out after these commericials!" this week.

They must string people along even if it hurts them.

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)

4. Yes, they ran an advertisement right before SNL in New York City, WNBC

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 04:00 AM

Apr 2016

And then Larry David comes on and YADA YADA YADA, that's all she wrote.

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