Bernie Sanders

SHRED

(28,136 posts) Wed Nov 16, 2016, 11:20 AM Nov 2016

I'm a BernieCrat

I respectfully disagree that Bernie would have had a better chance at beating you-know-who.
Bernie took a stand against consolidated corporate power including the media. Orange man just bashed the media as a political tool. The media knew who they wanted. They knew DT was a fake populist and that Sanders was the real populist.
Hillary was a much less threat to this consolidated power. She embraced it in many respects.
With all this in mind I believe Bernie would have been trashed in the corporate media to a far greater degree than Hillary
Trump is a media sweetheart. He is their product and had a show of his own for years on TV. A showman who draws ratings Ratings are key. Trump wins no matter what.
That's my take.

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I'm a BernieCrat (Original Post) SHRED Nov 2016 OP

It's all about the money. Media sees more profits with Trump and all of the controversies. RKP5637 Nov 2016 #1

Money rules apparently. lonestarnot Nov 2016 #2

It's really sad in the US. So much is all about money, who has the most, who can RKP5637 Nov 2016 #3

Money and how they get it. lonestarnot Nov 2016 #4

I don't believe the media would have determined the outcome even if they did bash Bernie. JudyM Nov 2016 #5

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

1. It's all about the money. Media sees more profits with Trump and all of the controversies.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Wed Nov 16, 2016, 11:39 AM

Nov 2016

M$M only wants conflicts, big money in conflicts and hatred.

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)

2. Money rules apparently.

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 16, 2016, 12:21 PM

Nov 2016

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

3. It's really sad in the US. So much is all about money, who has the most, who can

Reply to lonestarnot (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 16, 2016, 12:27 PM

Nov 2016

spend the most on M$M and propaganda. IMO there should be caps on all of this.

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)

4. Money and how they get it.

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 16, 2016, 12:55 PM

Nov 2016

JudyM

(29,263 posts)

5. I don't believe the media would have determined the outcome even if they did bash Bernie.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Wed Nov 16, 2016, 07:34 PM

Nov 2016

The polls about the matchup with tRump, the polls about trust, the exit polls showing demographics, the fact that Hillary lost in large part because of dem voter apathy, the folks who voted 3rd party because of disaffection, etc etc, lots of reasons. All we can do is muse, but the data seem to support a better result for the party.

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