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Skwmom

(12,685 posts)
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 12:11 PM Apr 2016

How many hundreds of millions in free advertising have Clinton and Trump received?

They even play their ads again and again.

Unless something is done about the corporate media propaganda machine, nothing will change.

Please spare me the stupid posts about how Bernie outspent Hillary...

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How many hundreds of millions in free advertising have Clinton and Trump received? (Original Post) Skwmom Apr 2016 OP
Not nearly as much as Trump and Sanders. nt Jitter65 Apr 2016 #1
Yep SharonClark Apr 2016 #2
I'd suggest you turn on your tv channel and look at the studies that have been done. Skwmom Apr 2016 #3
I'd love to see those studies. Where to look? Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #8
Sanders has gotten far more coverage in the MSM than Hillary. onehandle Apr 2016 #4
The Bernie camp goes back and forth on this issue. puffy socks Apr 2016 #6
I've never seen Sanders on TV except for debates scscholar Apr 2016 #11
most of the msm coverage of Hillary has been negative ... artyteacher Apr 2016 #5
It's very likely that most people don't watch cable news (any news?) with the same ... NurseJackie Apr 2016 #7
Sanders gets plenty of coverage KingFlorez Apr 2016 #9
It wasn't free. Clinton paid for it. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #10

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
4. Sanders has gotten far more coverage in the MSM than Hillary.
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 12:14 PM
Apr 2016

They are responsible for a fair amount of his 'success.'

 

puffy socks

(1,473 posts)
6. The Bernie camp goes back and forth on this issue.
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 12:24 PM
Apr 2016

They complain he never gets any press and that he'd be winning by a landslide if they would just give him press time.

Then they say now he's had press time on MTP, and other shows, and everyone sees he's wonderful. He's so popular his rallies are packed, polls are packed, only Bernie signs in yards everywhere.

I believe the difference is only in the loudness of the Bernie supporters, and they have fallen for 'louder' means larger numbers' .
The numbers just aren't there.

 

scscholar

(2,902 posts)
11. I've never seen Sanders on TV except for debates
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 01:06 PM
Apr 2016

Admittedly I don't watch TV much since I live in Seattle in a Comcast monopoly area where they do not offer service since it's a minority area and we're not profitable enough for them, but still when I have watched TV, I see the complete media black-out of him and his campaign. They refuse to cover him. Refuse to cover him.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
7. It's very likely that most people don't watch cable news (any news?) with the same ...
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 12:37 PM
Apr 2016

... frequency as many of (most of?) the people who gather at this web site. It's probably a mistake to assume that the cable-news viewing habits of others is a match for your (our?) viewing habits.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
9. Sanders gets plenty of coverage
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 01:02 PM
Apr 2016

CNN pushed the momentum narrative a lot in their coverage, which has helped Sanders stay in the race.

 

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
10. It wasn't free. Clinton paid for it.
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 01:05 PM
Apr 2016

Through promises of low taxes, corporate welfare, and to keep hands off the banksters, offers to launder cash and grease the skids of weapons deals for companies like Boeing.

Carlin was right. What's sad are the little people who really think they're part of the club now.

The first casualty of the new era will be net neutrality. Bookmark this.

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