Originally posted by: Darwin333
Originally posted by: Fern
Do you think she would be winning if the national media said that Obama was a 9/11 conspiracy theorist (even though thats a lie) and excluded him from their debates?
The media controls a very large portion of what voters learn about a candidate and I think that it would be very difficult to argue that the national media does not play a huge role in who we elect in this country.
RP has gotten some very good exposure from the media. The Glenn Beck interveiw is a good example. I think RP makes a much beter compelling case in that format. The soundbites that come with the so-called debates do not suit him.
While I do not believe RP is 9-11 conspirist, clearly some of his followers are. From what I've seen, that's what being reported. Since I believe it true, I can't take exception to it. RP is widely, and accurately I believe, seen as a grass -roots internet based candidate. The media coverage reflects that, hence nutty YouTube stuff as well as impressive reports of his campaign fundraising from the internet effort.
I realy don't think he's getting dissed by the media anymore than any other candidate. I.e., thye've been saying Romney's toast if he doesn't win in NH. And they are saying similar stuff about HRC.
Jeez, at least they do talk about RP. What are Duncan Hunter's supporters to think? You'd think he dropped out already. They just completely ignore him.
What about all the UFO jokes about Kucinich?
Pretty much every candidate's supporters have some basis for criticism of the media's treatment of their person.
BTW: I saw an RP campaign add over here in NC (we get very few here). It was a good one too.
Fern
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