Leo
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I agree on some aspects of that, drioid, but also seems like there are two sides to many of those examples.
is/was there any more recognized symbol of establishment power than the Clintons? shouldn't that concerted liberal media effort have gotten behind her instead of letting trump/russia slip by?
this is absolutely true. the reality TV/professional wrestling mindset, get people hooked on the drama and drag out the story lines. then you also have sites like politico, which basically emulate how ESPN covers sports: who won the day, who's up/down in daily polls, who said what on the campaign trail that day, the feedback loop discussion of minute details that have little actual importance outside of perpetuating the narrative.
is coverage "negative" because it questions a candidate's positions? sanders coverage seemed split between telling a remarkable story of how he stuck with his beliefs and values, energized huge crowds, pushed progressive positions to the forefront and shaped the democratic discourse...along with questions about the feasibility of some of those policies. isn't that a fair balance, and a fair role for the press to play?
and not sure how Bernie deserved to be credited with any great momentum when he didn't win the Iowa primary. it was extremely close, razor-thin margin, but even if the totals changed and he edged out buttigieg, it wouldn't have been a resounding victory, hence the lack of a momentum narrative.
if any candidate is able to exceed a 20 point polling advantage by around 40%, that seems like a pretty decent story. why wouldn't the media jump on that much of an outperformance? and maybe Bernie's sizable Nevada win was minimized by the fact that Biden won so many other Super Tuesday states.
I agree, it's clear the DNC and Democratic establishment preferred Bernie not be the nominee. But one reason why is Bernie isn't a Democrat, and the party wants to be represented by one of their own. We're now stuck with a pretty shitty candidate in Biden, no question about it. I wish we could have Bernie on the debate stage versus Trump, who will cream Sleepy Joe.
through a variety of systemic processes, liberal corporate media ultimately serves the interests of power.
is/was there any more recognized symbol of establishment power than the Clintons? shouldn't that concerted liberal media effort have gotten behind her instead of letting trump/russia slip by?
obviously the pursuit of short term profit through narrativisation
this is absolutely true. the reality TV/professional wrestling mindset, get people hooked on the drama and drag out the story lines. then you also have sites like politico, which basically emulate how ESPN covers sports: who won the day, who's up/down in daily polls, who said what on the campaign trail that day, the feedback loop discussion of minute details that have little actual importance outside of perpetuating the narrative.
Sanders recieved far more negative coverage throughout the campaign, his (effective) win in Iowa was carefully stage managed by the DNC in collusion with the media to strip him of momentum,
is coverage "negative" because it questions a candidate's positions? sanders coverage seemed split between telling a remarkable story of how he stuck with his beliefs and values, energized huge crowds, pushed progressive positions to the forefront and shaped the democratic discourse...along with questions about the feasibility of some of those policies. isn't that a fair balance, and a fair role for the press to play?
and not sure how Bernie deserved to be credited with any great momentum when he didn't win the Iowa primary. it was extremely close, razor-thin margin, but even if the totals changed and he edged out buttigieg, it wouldn't have been a resounding victory, hence the lack of a momentum narrative.
Biden had about a 20 point polling advantage. He exceeded this by about 8 points
if any candidate is able to exceed a 20 point polling advantage by around 40%, that seems like a pretty decent story. why wouldn't the media jump on that much of an outperformance? and maybe Bernie's sizable Nevada win was minimized by the fact that Biden won so many other Super Tuesday states.
I agree, it's clear the DNC and Democratic establishment preferred Bernie not be the nominee. But one reason why is Bernie isn't a Democrat, and the party wants to be represented by one of their own. We're now stuck with a pretty shitty candidate in Biden, no question about it. I wish we could have Bernie on the debate stage versus Trump, who will cream Sleepy Joe.