Why the HELL does CNN

[Merryland]

think their pontificating panelists are more important to hear than Bernie Sanders giving an awesome speech?

[onehandle]

1. Because he lost?

[morningfog]

5. He won. I know it hurts. He won. A fucking gain.

[onehandle]

8. 3 delegates. 2018, here we come! nt

[morningfog]

12. Wait for the final tally, it will likely be more.

Hillary lost again and will lose more. If she does secure the majority of pledged delegates, it will be with a string of losses.

[Adrahil]

17. Obama lost the last 9 of 12 primaries.

Doesn't matter.

[AgingAmerican]

19. And Hillary won the popular vote in the 2008 primaries

Fickle, this so called Democracy we have

[Adrahil]

20. Yup. And Obama won the nomination and and went on to win the Presidency. NT

[AgingAmerican]

21. But Hillary won the popular vote

In 2008

[Adrahil]

22. She did, but....

it was a narrow win, and, of course, does not consider caucus states that do not have a popular vote count and favored Obama heavily.

[AgingAmerican]

23. A fickle 'Democracy' indeed

[beaglelover]

13. I know, 3 whole fucking delegates!!! WOO HOO!! LOL!!!!!

He's closing the gap man!!!

[Octafish]

30. Deflection of truth, just like CNN.

CNN doesn't want America to hear what Bernie has to say. Undemocratic in the extreme.

[itsrobert]

2. 'awesome' is in the eye of the beholer

n/t

[Agschmid]

3. Probably because they think he won't be the nominee.

[Armstead]

6. Let's just forget elections and let the networks "schedule" the winners

[Agschmid]

10. People who say that seem to be forgetting about all the elections that have already occurred.

Yes I agree the primary system is flawed but guess what a lot of people have voted, and this is the outcome.

[Armstead]

16. They help create an outcome by their punditry

I know it's unlikely, but who knows if all their statements that Clinton is the already nominee has prevented Sanders from actually getting margins that could have more significantly eaten into her lead to really make it a horserace?

There is a self-fulfilling prophecy effect. To be honest, if I were in an upcoming or very recently voting state (and wasn't such a Sanders fanatic) and preferred him, I might stay home listening to all their spin. Why bother since he's already lost? Or maybe cast a Clinton vote just to be on the winning "side.'


Since the early sweep of the South, the media has done its utmost to portray Clinton as the defacto winner. (And you combine that to the blackout on Bernie in the last fall when she was already treated as the defacto nominee before a single vote had been cast.)

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. I will be voting for minimum wage increase

the primary is not my main concern, It never has been, we never count.

I will still cast my vote, pretending it maters, in a democracy that is a bunch of magic tricks.

Did I mention I do not consider it a legitimate election? There is a danger when that starts to become wide spread. But I am stubborn, so will pretend to vote.

But what you speak off, is very true, and there are many systemic issues with this "democracy" of ours.

[Jennylynn]

4. Because Trump wasn't standing next to Bernie

Nothing else matters!

[msongs]

7. because that's the way they treat everyone just showing bits and pieces nt

[anotherproletariat]

9. Honestly, once a candidate is no longer competitive, their attractiveness to the media

goes way down. Remember when all they could talk about was Ben Carson? Then suddenly it was obvious he was no longer a player, and it was if he never existed. The MSM has shifted their horserace to the Trump-Clinton contest.

[silvershadow]

11. Live link to the Rally speech:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280193890

[MFM008]

14. because

its all window dressng?
As Sanders campaign winds down.

[Skid Rogue]

15. It's all about the horse race...

and the horse race is over. Sorry.

[litlbilly]

31. and another for the ignore list...

[Sparkly]

18. It'd be a rerun anyway.

[LeftRant]

24. Pontificating pundits cost $, Bernie nets them none

[Cali_Democrat]

25. You do realize that most Americans aren't in love with Bernie, right?

Most people didn't swoon when a bird landed on his podium.

[Hoyt]

26. If you've heard one, you've heard em all.

[VOX]

27. Sadly, because he's not Trump, the cable go-to for ratings...

Unfortunately for this country, it is as CBS CEO Les Moonves said of the excessive Trump coverage: "It may not be good for America, but it's damn good for CBS."

That's how insane things are.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/leslie-moonves-donald-trump-may-871464

[SusanCalvin]

28. Still better than MSNBC. nt

[Uncle Joe]

29. Because Bernie's message hits too close to their owner's ample pay checks home.

The corporate media conglomerates are corrupted by inherent conflicts of interest on multiple levels and no longer mesh with the best interests of the American People as a whole.


Thanks for the thread, Merryland.

[BillZBubb]

32. They are all in for the corporatist candidate, not the people's champion.