2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe Media Loves the Clinton Comeback Narrative
Ive seen this mentioned a few times, including by Nate Silver. The media loves to talk about Hillary coming back from behind. They love to tear her down and then prop her back up. Seems to be good for business. They have been tearing her apart for weeks, her poll numbers are down and like clockwork, they seem to be trying to drag her back into positive territory by turning on trump today.
People are expecting the press to call the debates for trump, no matter what he does but i wonder, since they are coming so close to her bottoming out, if they will declare a glorious comeback for her during the debates.
The press wants to help trump early because he is good for ratings but in the end, i doubt many in the press actually want him to win. They know he will send in his Gestapo to the news networks to round up journalists.
Maybe they realize they have had their fun but the fate of the world is at stake in 2 months and its time to ruin Cheeto McPenisfart
smorkingapple
(827 posts)Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)Sure, fucking with hillary after being up by double digits was a good time for them but no one is going to keep paying attention if they kick her while shes down. He "scandals" arent that interesting to talk about long term.
Trump on the other hand, you could go on for months and the same thing and people will keep tuning in. Maybe they just needed a little bit of a break to make beating on trump a fresh thing again after doing it for 2 solid months
catbyte
(34,451 posts)Kber
(5,043 posts)The press holds so much power in a democracy. We depend on them to do their jobs well and honorably.
I like and share your optimism.
To paraphrase Chirchill: The press Can be depended on to do the right thing, once they've exhausted all other options.
Mme. Defarge
(8,042 posts)liberal N proud
(60,344 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)storyline.
They really hate her on a pathological level.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)But they are bashing trump today in a way we havent seem in awhile. Once her polls improving that is where you will hear it
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)shoddy coverage and for driving us to the brink of national disaster with this man. I'm not letting up on them.
Wounded Bear
(58,709 posts)They do want the drama, even if they have to generate it themselves. It's a dangerous game.
But fuck it, we need Clinton to win, the alternative is unthinkable. But, of course, this kind of shit hangs a cloud over her Presidency, how the nation is so "divided" because a small group of hate mongers oppose her.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)They have to live here too. They would love to report all of the republican attacks on President Hillary but they might be a scared to death of talking about President Trump starting a nuclear war with Portugal because he got confused.
Jason1961
(413 posts)I don't trust any of them. They claim to be on our side but then turn on our Candidate when she needs them the most. They're a bunch of vulchers.