2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumCorporate media is just as rigged as our economy!
Clinton has every advantage in name recognition, national primary campaign experience, establishment Democratic party support, and corporate media propaganda as well as among almost the entire superwealthy, superpowerful elite class.
Has a single major news story highlighted WHY or HOW the Sanders' campaign has managed to successfully challenge the Clinton campaign despite all of Clinton's profound advantages? Yes, the corporate media reports on the horse race because they have to, but have you seen a single in depth report on WHY or HOW the Sanders' campaign has, for just one example, managed to change a very recent 10% point deficit in Wisconsin into a 10% point advantage with the every single member of the corporate media united in declaring the nomination already decided for Clinton? Wouldn't such a story count as interesting national news if the media itself were not 100% rigged for Clinton?
Look at the electoral Republican vs. Democratic candidate polls in battleground state after battleground state. Does Clinton fare better than Sanders against any putative Republican candidate in any putative battleground state in any recent poll? I have yet to see one. I know that Clinton supporters will say that none of these polls matter because Sanders has not been "vetted" by the RW hate machine, but what do you think David Brock is doing right now other than digging around for any mud he can throw at Sanders? The fact of the matter is that Sanders is cleaner than any other Presidential candidate in modern history, and Hillary is dirtier than melting NYC slush.
In addition, what Sanders has already done to date in terms of fund raising AND awareness raising is completely unprecedented in US Presidential election history. But where is the media coverage? And since when does the overwhelming preference of independent voters not matter in a US Presidential election? Only in the bizarro world of our 24/7 every outlet Hillashill corporate media.
mhatrw
(10,786 posts)the OVERWHELMING preference of all voters under 40 among all the remaining candidates of both major parties?
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Not going to happen.
CorporatistNation
(2,546 posts)The media are the "Boots on the Ground" in Contemporary American style FASCISM. Rather than jack booted thugs with uniforms, the locus of control is professionally produced and consists of mostly very physically attractive men and women who are paid well beyond their inherent talent to persuade US to think and act in a manner that ensures that the status quo is always maintained economically.
The press always focuses on whatever the distraction of the day is rather than what should be most important to you. I could go on and give many examples but I think by now you understand my message. Ever ask why the press never throughout this entire election has gone to youtube and did a story on all of the freely available video of Hillary contradicting herself or lying about any number of statements, policies and circumstances over the course of the past two plus decades? Why do you think that is? Do you think for a minute that Hillary just may be the individual that the powers of Wall Street, Corporate America and the Oligarchs most desire to occupy the oval office... She wasn't paid 225k per speech for nothing!
mhatrw
(10,786 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)The bias has become blatantly obvious. Sanders is running a campaign of historic proportions. But you'd never know that by watching or listening to the MSM.
It's incredibly frustrating.
mgcgulfcoast
(1,127 posts)sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)Anyone, who thought that we get neutral or
accurate information, likes illusions.
This has gone on for years and years; therefore
let us enjoy the internets as long as they are
still open.