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How the Media Manufactured Hatred of Hillary Clinton
Clinton's popularity didn't start to plummet until the press focus turned to her emails.
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By Neal Gabler | October 25, 2016
How the Media Manufactured Hatred of [...]
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks to members of the media aboard her campaign plane. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
As the late columnist Walter Winchell used to say: Onions. Onions to virtually everyone in the press corps for promoting a narrative that has, I believe, become a self-fulfilling prophecy. More than that, it is a narrative, I also believe, that undermines confidence in the election process and damages the country.
We all know the story. This is the hate election, the lesser-of-two-evils election, the most-unpopular-candidates-in-the-history-of-modern-presidential-politics election. Everybody hates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. If only we had different candidates from whom to choose, the pundits say, as they roll their eyes and emit heavy sighs! No doubt, you don’t like either one of them very much. You will pull the voting lever with resignation. Or so we are told.
But I began to speculate on how much of the Hillary hatred at least (Trump was very unpopular as reflected in polling data from the get-go) was driven by the press coverage, how many Americans were effectively brainwashed into hating Hillary or felt peer pressure to join the anti-Hillary chorus because the media kept telling us how awful she was, and we didn’t want to be outliers to the hate brigade.
And while there is no definitive way to measure the impact of press coverage on public opinion, I think a fairly powerful case can be made that the media narrative created the media narrative – yet another case of political post-modernism.
The fact is that Hillary Clinton wasn’t unpopular when she announced her decision to run in April 2015. If you look at the Gallup survey in March of last year, 50 percent of Americans had a favorable impression of Clinton, only 39 percent an unfavorable one. So there was clearly no deep reservoir of Clinton hatred among the general public at the time. On the contrary: Americans liked her; they liked her quite a bit.
Already by June, however, her favorability had not only taken a hit. It had plummeted. By July, according to Gallup, her favorability hit an all-time low with only 38 percent positively and 57 percent viewing her negatively — putting her 19 points underwater........................................
.....................Wrong-headed or not, none of this explains Clinton’s July 2015 plunge; it only certifies it. What makes that plunge somewhat baffling is that Clinton made several major policy pronouncements that month – two laying out the broad strokes of her economic policy, and another discussing race. Again, whether you agreed with these pronouncements or not, she was being a serious candidate. It certainly couldn’t have accounted for the sudden turn by voters.
But policy wasn’t what the media were focused on that July. They were focused on emails. There was a court-mandated dump of Clinton’s emails late that month, and the media leapt on it with alacrity. This certainly wasn’t the first time the public had heard about Clinton using a private email server while Secretary of State. That news had come out in March 2015 and hadn’t affected her favorability at all. But the fixation on emails, which had long been an addiction among Republicans and the right-wing media, suddenly became an addiction in the mainstream media as well. According to a Lexis-Nexis search, The New York Times, to cite one example, had seven stories that month with “Clinton” and “emails” in the headline. More important, most news sources reported erroneously that Clinton was the subject of a criminal investigation by the FBI. In reporting a sudden drop in Clinton’s popularity in its own NBC/Wall Street Journal poll that month, NBC professed not to understand why, though it had only to look at its own reporting. You could say that Clinton was sabotaged.
And that wasn’t all.....................
California poll: Trump’s numbers dropping into ‘uncharted territory’
Source: mercury news
California poll: Trump’s numbers dropping into ‘uncharted territory’
Less than two weeks before Election Day, Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris have commanding leads and propositions to legalize marijuana and levy a $2-per-pack tax increase on cigarettes appear heading for approval.
A new poll shows that Donald Trump, seen here after the first presidential debate, could have the worst showing of any Republican nominee in California in nearly a century.
By Matthew Artz | martz@bayareanewsgroup.com
PUBLISHED: October 26, 2016 at 9:00 pm | UPDATED: October 26, 2016 at 10:56 pm
Donald Trump is careening toward a historically poor showing in California, a prospect that has left several GOP congressmen fearful for their seats and Democrats hopeful they can regain a supermajority in the Legislature.
According to a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California, in just one month Democrat Hillary Clinton’s lead over Trump has soared from 16 to 26 points as the brash billionaire’s campaign has imploded amid allegations that he’s a serial groper. He now has the support of only 28 percent of likely California voters, the poll found.
The contest for retiring U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer’s seat is also unlikely to deliver much drama on election night, the poll found. California Attorney General Kamala Harris leads Loretta Sanchez, an Orange County congresswoman, by 22 points....................
Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/26/california-poll-trumps-numbers-dropping-into-uncharted-territory/
Donald Trump’s Grand Opening For His Hotel Is Greeted With A Boycott
Source: huff post
Donald Trump’s Grand Opening For His Hotel Is Greeted With A Boycott
“When he puts his name on a historic building on America’s main street, he mocks all of us.”
10/26/2016 06:50 pm ET
Dave Jamieson Labor Reporter, The Huffington Post
Donald Trump’s new luxury hotel in downtown Washington continues to attract the masses. If only they were looking for rooms.
As the real estate developer cut the ribbon at a grand opening ceremony inside the hotel Wednesday, anti-Trump protesters assembled outside its doors to denounce the Republican presidential nominee and call for a boycott of his properties. Trump called the grand opening a “metaphor” ― and indeed it was, though not the kind he imagined.
With less than two weeks before the election, Trump, slipping ever further in the polls, burned a precious few hours promoting his new hotel in a city with just three electoral votes that inevitably go to the Democrat on the ballot. The ceremony wasn’t a campaign event so much as another free advertisement for Trump properties.
But outside, the potential long-term damage to Trump’s brand was on full display.
“My family, before they never would have thought about whether they [should stay] at a Trump hotel,” said Deanna Cordova, a 34-year-old New Mexico native who joined the protest. “Now, it’s just boycotting anything that’s Trump related.”
Though it attracted Trump haters of all stripes, the D.C. picket line was a formal affair organized by local labor unions, stemming from a dispute in Las Vegas. Service workers at Trump’s hotel there voted for a union last year, but Trump and his partner have so far refused to bargain with the workers over a first contract, earning rebukes from federal regulators.............................................
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-hotels-grand-opening-is-greeted-with-a-boycott_us_581127d1e4b0390e69ce1925
There’s A Boycott Going On At Donald Trump’s Fancy New Hotel
Trump has refused to negotiate with a housekeepers’ union, leading to picket lines at his hotels.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/boycott-trump-dc-hotel_us_57ffed03e4b0162c043af9ae
10/13/2016 06:18 pm ET
Dave Jamieson Labor Reporter, The Huffington Post
The entrance to Donald Trump’s fancy new D.C. hotel was jam-packed on Thursday. Only the crowds weren’t clamoring for the hotel’s $18,000-a-night presidential suite or its $12 M&M’s. To the contrary: They were there to boycott the hotel and hurt Trump’s bottom line as much as possible.
A picket line of about two hundred D.C. workers snaked in front of the hotel entrance, discouraging any would-be guests from getting a room for the night. The boycott stems from a labor dispute at Trump’s luxury hotel in Las Vegas, where he’s refused to bargain with a union that won an election to represent workers there last year.
The union, Unite Here, is taking the rare step of organizing pickets at various Trump properties around the country, demanding that the Trump Organization recognize the Las Vegas workers’ union and start bargaining a first contract. Federal officials have accused the Trump Organization and its partners of violating workers’ rights on several occasions during the union campaign.
The row in Vegas has not helped Trump’s image as a businessman with a history of stiffing employees and contractors. Trump has claimed he’d be a better candidate for union workers than Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. .......................
The Polls — All Of Them — Show Hillary Clinton Leading
Source: huff post
The Polls — All Of Them — Show Hillary Clinton Leading
Which means Donald Trump is losing.
10/26/2016 08:37 pm ET
Janie Velencia Associate Polling Editor, The Huffington Post
Justin Sullivan via Getty Images
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is either slightly ahead or way ahead of Republican Donald Trump with just 13 days until Election Day, according to new polls released Wednesday.
An AP-GFK poll shows Clinton leading by an astonishing 14 points, 51 percent to Trump’s 37 percent, in a four-way race. In a two-way heat, Clinton’s lead narrows to 13 points.
A new Fox News poll finds Clinton ahead by a much smaller margin― just 3 points ahead in a four-way race, 44 percent to 41 percent. She also leads by 3 points head to head with Trump.
Other recent polls show Clinton with a lead ranging from 2 points to 12 points..............................
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-leading-polls_us_58112308e4b064e1b4b05ce5
WE ENDORSE HILLARY Retweeted
★ Ezekiel ★ ?@realEzekielZeke 4h4 hours ago
#Hillary Clinton's #millennial surge has arrived http://wpo.st/0Cy82 | #NastyWomen #BadHombre #StrongerTogether #ImWithHer
A message so important, it got @RobbyMook to finally join Twitter! This thing will be close, people.
I trust Robby. I was out canvassing at my local Dem office last evening. Participate anyway we can.
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Jennifer Palmieri @jmpalmieri
A message so important, it got @RobbyMook to finally join Twitter! This thing will be close, people. No complacency!
10:20 PM - 26 Oct 2016
Brooklyn, NY
https://twitter.com/jmpalmieri/status/791479541638324225
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State of the Race with HFA Campaign Manager Robby Mook | Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Rep.--the tax $$ waster & witch hunter- Jason Chaffetz is a Coward...
He sends out this stupid tweet---Look at some of the replies!
Jason Chaffetz Verified account
?@jasoninthehouse
I will not defend or endorse @realDonaldTrump, but I am voting for him. HRC is that bad. HRC is bad for the USA.
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@jasoninthehouse HAPPY FEET Hillary proposes "a big national dance" to bring the country together after Election Day http://demu.gr/10141607882
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dora wiilliams ?@rodeodance now
@jasoninthehouse @realDonaldTrump Jason is bad for America for all his witch hunts and WASTING TAX $$$
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daniel sieradski ?@selfagency 3m3 minutes ago
@jasoninthehouse you're a class A idiot.
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Josh Barro ?@jbarro 3m3 minutes ago
@jasoninthehouse you are a pathetic, craven hack.
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Charles Johnson ?@Green_Footballs 1m1 minute ago
Charles Johnson Retweeted Jason Chaffetz
@jasoninthehouse Look up “pathetic” in the dictionary and there’s a picture of Jason Chaffetz.
Charles Johnson added,
Jason Chaffetz @jasoninthehouse
I will not defend or endorse @realDonaldTrump, but I am voting for him. HRC is that bad. HRC is bad for the USA.
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Sam Stein ?@samsteinhp 2m2 minutes ago
@jasoninthehouse can you explain where the line is between endorsing and voting for someone?
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J ?@sullyisback 2m2 minutes ago
@samsteinhp @jasoninthehouse hey Stein here is the line
https://twitter.com/sullyisback/status/791447669910614016
What do dumpy Trump and jack-o-lanterns have in common??
Nasty Woman Laura Retweeted
Janet Yackle ?@janet_yackle 11h11 hours ago Minneapolis, MN
@SheWhoVotes
Clinton to spend election night under a glass ceiling
Source: usaToday
Clinton to spend election night under a glass ceiling
Eliza Collins , USA TODAY 5:53 p.m. EDT October 26, 2016
In June 2008, when she conceded the Democratic presidential race to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton famously noted that "we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time."
More than eight years later, she will literally be standing underneath one as the final votes are counted on Nov. 8.
On Wednesday, the Clinton campaign announced her election night party would be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.
The building has a literal glass ceiling. Let’s hope the campaign has insurance for it if she wins......................
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/26/clinton-spend-election-night-under-glass-ceiling/92786722/
Metaphorically--the glass ceiling will be shattered.
I read a tweet a bid earlier saying that Trump was influential in building this Center and wanted his name on the building. uga uga.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
*******#ImWithHer !!
Jennifer Epstein ?@jeneps 9h9 hours ago
Hillary Clinton proposes "a big national dance" to bring the country together after Election Day
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Clinton campaign fires warning shot across Jason Chaffetz' bow on GOP investigations.
The only way to stop these investigations would be for the Democrats to Control the HOUSE!! Just more witch hunts and waste of tax $$!!
Jon Favreau Retweeted
Alex Seitz-Wald ?@aseitzwald 8h8 hours ago
Clinton campaign fires warning shot across Jason Chaffetz' bow on GOP investigations. http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/hillary-clinton-s-victory-prize-congressional-investigations-n672926 …
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Jon Favreau ?@jonfavs 3h3 hours ago
Wouldn't be surprised to see Obama, Hillary, and others hitting this hard on the trail.
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Jon Favreau ?@jonfavs 3h3 hours ago
Jon Favreau Retweeted Dave Weigel
These comments by Chafetz and Cruz today, promising more unprecedented dysfunction in Washington, are a gift to Dem GOTV efforts.
Dave Weigel Verified account
?@daveweigel
I asked Cruz if there should be votes on Clinton court nominees if GOP holds Senate. He said there's plenty of precedent for <9 justices. 
Oct 26 2016, 9:00 am ET
Hillary Clinton's Victory Prize: Congressional Investigations
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/hillary-clinton-s-victory-prize-congressional-investigations-n672926
by Alex Seitz-Wald and Benjy Sarlin
If Donald Trump leaves the Republican Party divided after the election, a Hillary Clinton victory could bring the party back together, as the party prepares a flood of potential congressional investigations against Clinton, who is poised to be the first woman president.
The daily drip of hacked emails from Wikileaks,.................
In the last few weeks alone, dozens of House Republicans have demanded that a special prosecutor investigate the Clinton Foundation for possible conflicts of interest. Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz has called for a "serious criminal investigation" into a Democratic operative featured in a sting video by conservative activist James O'Keefe. And Speaker Paul Ryan has promised "aggressive oversight work in the House" of an alleged "quid pro quo" deal between the FBI and the State Department over reclassifying an email on Clinton's private server.
Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who would likely serve as the chief antagonist of a second Clinton White House as chair the House Oversight Committee, told Fox News last week the "quid pro quo" claim alone was worth at least "four new hearings," claiming it was a "flashing red light of potential criminality."
Both the FBI and State Department say no quid pro quo took place, and that the incident was a misunderstanding. But the episode is one of many that conservative commentators, watchdog groups and lawmakers will almost certainly return to well after election day.
"You're going to still have a clamor for a serious criminal investigation of Mrs. Clinton's conduct with respect to her emails and the [Clinton] Foundation," Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, which has spearheaded legal efforts against Bill and Hillary Clinton for years, told NBC News. "There's been no systematic investigation of various issues." ..................
Anger unleashed: On the trail in Trump's America: Meet CNN's "Girls on the Bus.""
I enjoyed this article.
Anger unleashed: On the trail in Trump's America
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/24/politics/girls-on-the-bus-covering-trump-sara-murray/?iid=ob_lockedrail_bottomlist
By Sara Murray, CNN
Updated 11:25 AM ET, Mon October 24, 2016
"During the 1972 election, Timothy Crouse penned "The Boys on the Bus" -- a book that introduced us to the gritty (mostly male) journalists on the campaign trail. Over four decades later, the daily grind of election may be the same, but the faces have certainly changed.
Meet CNN's "Girls on the Bus.""
(CNN)Somewhere along the campaign trail I fell into the habit of smiling back at members of the crowd as they jeered at me.
Some days it felt like that was my armor -- a shield from the chants of "CNN sucks." Other times I hoped it would be a signal. "Hey, I'm just doing my job. I know you're mad at me, but I'm not mad at you."
It was evident early on that Donald Trump was a different kind of candidate. He didn't just hold a grudge against the media -- a battle that's become the norm for Republican candidates. No, he held grudges with specific members of the media.
I got an early taste of it in November 2015 when Trump called me out by name at a rally in South Carolina. He referred to me as a "total novice reporter" and did an unflattering impression of me doing a live shot. The crowd followed his lead, turning around to taunt me.
For a year and a half I have followed Trump around the United States and, at times, overseas in his unlikely and in many ways unprecedented bid for the presidency......................
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