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Related: About this forumTrump Is Trying To Divert The Media From His Disastrous Debate, And CNN Just Admitted It’s Working
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has tried to divert media attention from his poor debate performance, claiming that he eased up on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and suggesting that he would use personal indiscretions of former President Bill Clinton to attack her in the future. By attempting to change the media conversation, Trump seeks to deflect attention from not only his performance, but also from issues raised during the debate such as his taxes, his birtherism, and his attacks on a former Miss Universe.
And news outlets have fallen for his manipulation, a media misstep that a CNN panel acknowledged while discussing the matter. More
And news outlets have fallen for his manipulation, a media misstep that a CNN panel acknowledged while discussing the matter. More
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/09/28/trump-trying-divert-media-his-disastrous-debate-and-cnn-just-admitted-it-s-working/213412
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Trump Is Trying To Divert The Media From His Disastrous Debate, And CNN Just Admitted It’s Working (Original Post)
phallon
Sep 2016
OP
Agreed. If anything, articles about the media changing topics only seem like they're
BobbyDrake
Sep 2016
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Cattledog
(5,919 posts)1. 84 million watched on TV. Millions streamed. The debate can't be unseen.
BobbyDrake
(2,542 posts)4. Agreed. If anything, articles about the media changing topics only seem like they're
trying to help further that process along. It's just the media trying to make themselves the story.
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)2. The real diversion is from his "... because I'm smart..." comment, that touches into his base and...
... seems to track low with EVERYONE
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)3. There are limits to his ability to control perceptions
His public humiliation / 80+million witnessed bed shitting is probably well beyond that limit.
People on this site need to stop endowing Trump with mystical powers. He's actually an imbecile.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,045 posts)5. Dean's Drug Diversion Destructive . . . . nt