2016 Postmortem

zbdent

(35,392 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 06:06 PM Nov 2012

If it were Mitt Romney who was behind, this close to the election, but came back to become

"tied" in the race ...

Would you have been shocked if the "liberally-biased media" would NOT be making the case that "Mitt now has the momentum leading into Tuesday's election"?

Yet, where is the HUGE STORY about Obama's momentum?

If it were a football game, and the (alleged) underdog had taken the lead late in the third quarter, and the favorite had come back in the fourth to tie the game up, and had the ball again at the two-minute warning ... wouldn't the announcers be talking about how the "favorite" had the momentum?

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If it were Mitt Romney who was behind, this close to the election, but came back to become (Original Post) zbdent Nov 2012 OP

Show me the "liberally-biased media" .......... Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #1

Nobody's shown me it ... all I get is "MSNBC is the liberal equivalent of Fox" zbdent Nov 2012 #2

It would have to be 24/7/365 to be equal Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #4

that's my point ... zbdent Nov 2012 #6

Romney never led at any point Recursion Nov 2012 #3

This. n/t Control-Z Nov 2012 #5

I don't quite get it either. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #7

When was Obama behind? GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #8

Thank you Recursion Nov 2012 #9

If you listened to the "liberally-biased media" the morning after the first debate, and zbdent Nov 2012 #10

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. Show me the "liberally-biased media" ..........

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 06:10 PM

Nov 2012

All I see is media facing one way and it is not facing left

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

2. Nobody's shown me it ... all I get is "MSNBC is the liberal equivalent of Fox"

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 06:14 PM

Nov 2012

but I don't know the name of the liberal who has a 3 hour daily show on Faux titled after himself ... (like "Morning Joe" on MSRNC)

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

4. It would have to be 24/7/365 to be equal

Reply to zbdent (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 06:26 PM

Nov 2012

and Killer Joe is for the right

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

6. that's my point ...

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 06:39 PM

Nov 2012

MSRNC has Joe Scumbagorough for 3 hours ... ON THE (allegedly) LIBERAL EQUIVALENT OF FOX!

No equivalent on Faux ...

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

3. Romney never led at any point

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 06:20 PM

Nov 2012

He had a statistically insignificant lead in some national polls for about a week. But he has never at any point been up in enough states to reach 270

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)

5. This. n/t

Reply to Recursion (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 06:38 PM

Nov 2012

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)

7. I don't quite get it either.

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:31 PM

Nov 2012

I still think ad revenue has a lot to do with it but somehow I just don't think it can explain everything........

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

8. When was Obama behind?

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:22 PM

Nov 2012

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

9. Thank you

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #8)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:27 PM

Nov 2012

I mean, yes, I know I studied electrical engineering so I'm probably more sensitive to the difference between signal and noise than non-geeks, but, seriously: when was Obama behind? Not at any point.

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

10. If you listened to the "liberally-biased media" the morning after the first debate, and

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #8)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 08:00 PM

Nov 2012

listened to them about the polls, you would have thought that John Elway was marching down the field against the Cleveland Browns.

(if you haven't figured it out, I say "liberally biased media" like I say I'm a 9 foot triathalon winner ...)

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