2016 Postmortem

ffr

(22,672 posts) Tue Oct 11, 2016, 04:29 PM Oct 2016

Wounded, Trump Retreats Into The Fringe Media Bunker - Media Matters

The big dig has begun.

At a time when most presidential campaigns are trying to widen their reach to the largest possible audience during the final weeks of the campaign, Donald Trump seems to be consciously contracting and burrowing down. Rattled by the release of audio tapes that revealed the predatory language he uses about women and how he plots his assaults on them, Trump’s been withdrawing into the fringe media.

This retreat is even deeper into the confines of non-reality than Trump’s previous withdrawal into the Fox News bubble. That was when, beginning late summer, Trump began appearing almost exclusively on Fox News, and then within Fox News, appearing almost exclusively on the show of his most ardent supporter, Sean Hannity, and the friendly confines of Fox & Friends.
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It represents the darkest regions of the conservative media -- it’s basically the Breitbart News dungeon. Breitbart, of course, being “a haven for people who think Fox News is too polite and restrained.”
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The AM talk radio bunker is the kind of place where ‘Let Trump Be Trump’ reigns as a guiding philosophy. And at the debate, prowling the stage with a permanent scowl on his face, Trump waved that flag and marked the occasion with relentless attacks against Hillary Clinton’s husband. (Trump and his cadre of advisers even dreamt up a scheme where Bill Clinton would be forced to shake hands with his accusers.) - Media Matters

Donald truly is a reality show. Someone pinch me. I cannot believe what is happening.

GET DEMOCRATS REGISTERED so we can win congress as well.

Thx mahatmakanejeeves
13 states have registration deadlines TODAY: OH, PA, MI, GA, TX, NM, IN, LA, NV, TN, AR, KY, SC.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512498266

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Wounded, Trump Retreats Into The Fringe Media Bunker - Media Matters (Original Post) ffr Oct 2016 OP

With his Eva Braun, Melania. Lint Head Oct 2016 #1

He just can't take it get the red out Oct 2016 #2

If I remember right Blue Idaho Oct 2016 #3

For such an "alpha male" blowhard trump really Cha Oct 2016 #4

The comeback-- it's gonna be BIG, believe me. Believe me. Oh what the hell . . . TonyPDX Oct 2016 #5

He is solidifying his hold on the crazy core...I really think there is some Lucinda Oct 2016 #6

Georgia's registration deadline is today.... Thirties Child Oct 2016 #7

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

1. With his Eva Braun, Melania.

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 11, 2016, 04:34 PM

Oct 2016

get the red out

(13,468 posts)

2. He just can't take it

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 11, 2016, 04:40 PM

Oct 2016

He can't stand being exposed to people who dare to disagree with him for very long.

Blue Idaho

(5,057 posts)

3. If I remember right

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 11, 2016, 04:41 PM

Oct 2016

This doesn't end well... At least not for Führer...

Cha

(297,733 posts)

4. For such an "alpha male" blowhard trump really

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 11, 2016, 04:44 PM

Oct 2016

is just a scared little chicken.. hiding behind his tweet device.

Thank you for this, frr.. and for THIS!

GET DEMOCRATS REGISTERED so we can win congress as well.

Thx mahatmakanejeeves
13 states have registration deadlines TODAY: OH, PA, MI, GA, TX, NM, IN, LA, NV, TN, AR, KY, SC.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512498266

TonyPDX

(962 posts)

5. The comeback-- it's gonna be BIG, believe me. Believe me. Oh what the hell . . .

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 11, 2016, 04:49 PM

Oct 2016

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

6. He is solidifying his hold on the crazy core...I really think there is some

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 11, 2016, 04:52 PM

Oct 2016

merit to the notion that he plans on starting his own media channel to cater to the fringe. Since the debate he's been throwing them tons of red meat.

Thirties Child

(543 posts)

7. Georgia's registration deadline is today....

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 11, 2016, 05:32 PM

Oct 2016

Our truck-driving son came home this weekend to register so he could vote against Trump. Every member of our Georgia family -- Mr. 30s and I (octogenarians that we are) and our adult children, adult grandchildren, sisters, in-laws, even our oh-so-rich Republican SIL -- is voting for Hillary. Can't say the same for my religious Texas sister and her religious family. Sigh for them, yea for us.

The high school friends, all Texans and all also octogenarians, I now meet on Facebook are loudly pro-Trump. I honestly think that if Charlie Manson got out of prison and ran for President as a Republican, they'd vote for him.

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