2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDoes every panel have to have a Trump surrogate?
Sometimes 2 and 1 journalist and no Hillary backers, and they always outnumber the Democratic guest 2 or 3 to 1 if they have one at all
calimary
(81,304 posts)Back during bush/cheney, this was TYPICAL. Across the board.
Typically, there would be a GOP elected official, a CONservative columnist, an RNC party official, and Donna Brazile. Three-to-one. Or two-to-one and invariably somebody like Donna Brazile, who was abundantly wishy-washy and milquetoast. It sure seemed deliberate. Get two or three CON firebrands and for the Dems, someone who's rock-solid CERTAIN to bring a feather duster to a gunfight. Like Donna Brazile.
Gotta say, when I heard that Donna Brazile had been chosen as interim head of the DNC, my heart sank through the floor. She's expert at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, which is what she did as campaign manager for Al Gore in 2000. Just rolled over and died, belly-up, to make it all the easier for the carnivores to feed. If it's Donna Brazile, frankly, I'd say bring back Debbie-baby. ANYBODY is better than the pathetic Donna Brazile. Your great-grandma's corpse laid out in her coffin would put up a better and stronger fight than Donna Brazile.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)and the Democrats increased their control in the House and Senate.
All the Sunday morning talk shows following Election Day were stacked with nothing but Republicans.
When there was a one-on-one interview with a Democrat, the follow-up commentary would be a panel stacked with pro-ReThugs.
I will never forget that as long as I live. I remember being furious! Then I decided to stop watching the Sunday morning political shows, which had been a ritual of mine and my family since I was a little girl. My father still watches, but I refuse.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)The visual Optics Promote Conservative ideals while trying to maintain false liberal image. There is zero liberal press in the US. Once the Union Organizations stopped print,that was the end of the Liberal Press.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)No counter point of view. No panel. Jeff Sessions was alone. A Trump surrogate was on ALONE!
If there's a panel, that panel is stacked 4 or 5 Trump/Rethug supporter for every HRC/Dem supporter.
duncang
(1,907 posts)Got to point out. Trumpers are trying to swamp the airwaves with supporters. They have trump supporters in the wing sitting all day asking to get on. Hillary doesn't seem to have that.