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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
7. I watch just a few minutes of CNN each week and it's always the same
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 08:54 AM
Oct 2018

24/7 Breathless, High Pitched, Breaking News Infotainment designed to fill the space between ads for drugs we never knew we needed.

I would urge all to simply turn off cable news.

FiveThirtyEight as the Democrats chance of a House flip at 85 percent, the highest ever. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #1
Yes Butterflylady Oct 2018 #16
That doesn't mean anything. You have to get out and vote. rockfordfile Oct 2018 #60
Their paychecks depend on it. peekaloo Oct 2018 #2
We've been here before. MontanaMama Oct 2018 #3
Probably wise. I don't know why I torture myself. Funtatlaguy Oct 2018 #5
We need to vote DUgosh Oct 2018 #4
There was never an enthusiasm gap Guppy Oct 2018 #6
The pundits True Blue American Oct 2018 #8
Kornacki is unwatchable anymore, especially when he hawks his stupid book redstateblues Oct 2018 #53
Good question True Blue American Oct 2018 #63
I watch just a few minutes of CNN each week and it's always the same Sherman A1 Oct 2018 #7
Drugs, weight loss, toe fungus and attorneys fishing for clients. wasupaloopa Oct 2018 #9
And don't forget meds for diarrhea, constipation and heart burn. MoonRiver Oct 2018 #14
And Medicare Advantage plans to pay for it all. ooky Oct 2018 #33
But of course. MoonRiver Oct 2018 #35
I had to turn off Mika's hand wringing this a.m. The Blue Flower Oct 2018 #10
Exactly. They even gave time to his empty podium during the primary and the GE. badhair77 Oct 2018 #18
It's hard to hear, but Mika was doing Dems a favor. JaneQPublic Oct 2018 #25
+1000 Kentonio Oct 2018 #32
YES! Thank you! PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #39
That is what I mean. True Blue American Oct 2018 #64
This is what election stealing desensitization looks like. Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #11
yes, it's deja vu all over again. Merlot Oct 2018 #31
Watch media election coverage... Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #34
I'm just being picky here but there is no Soviet Union. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #58
Our problems are Putin, Trump and the old white men in Congress, to be really picky! True Blue American Oct 2018 #66
No way. Really? Russia, soviet union, all the same, tends to only piss off russians in my exp. Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #70
Our very form of government is at stake and those clowns are obsessing over a horse race. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2018 #12
media commentary is about veiwership and why they have to say and do what they do and ITS OK beachbum bob Oct 2018 #13
Do take anything for granted. That is one of the reasons we lost in 2016. nycbos Oct 2018 #15
Fuck them. GOTV dalton99a Oct 2018 #17
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Hopefully anyone that would influence will be treestar Oct 2018 #20
the media is hunkering down...i am ignoring them. they did the same in 2016. spanone Oct 2018 #21
actually in 2016 qazplm135 Oct 2018 #28
the pollsters thought Hillary was going to win. the media gave trump $2Billion free airtime spanone Oct 2018 #29
Yep, but tRump won because the Russians partnered with him to beat Hillary. stopbush Oct 2018 #36
the media gave him free airtime BECAUSE qazplm135 Oct 2018 #48
Entertainment value is not without consequences Zambero Oct 2018 #56
But they pushed Trump like crazy True Blue American Oct 2018 #68
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Hillary was ahead in the polls up to Election Day....until she lost. Stellar Oct 2018 #23
+1,000 (nt) JaneQPublic Oct 2018 #26
I cannot bear to watch these crapheads chasing their ratings BSdetect Oct 2018 #24
It IS a horse race! qazplm135 Oct 2018 #27
And there are many fewer Rs than Ds in this country. stopbush Oct 2018 #37
Because when you have more of a smaller group qazplm135 Oct 2018 #46
Neither is it fantasy that Repubs cheat to win, even with our enemies. Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #41
yeah and? qazplm135 Oct 2018 #47
Youre at DU. We all vote. Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #71
Dems rso Oct 2018 #30
Wrong. Ever heard of Beto? stopbush Oct 2018 #38
Dems rso Oct 2018 #40
Surely you're not saying that President Obama is not out there campaigning, are you? stopbush Oct 2018 #42
Dems rso Oct 2018 #43
Might that be because you're not paying attention? stopbush Oct 2018 #49
Why do the headlines read "Dems"? lapucelle Oct 2018 #61
Obama rso Oct 2018 #74
... lapucelle Oct 2018 #59
He is doing them NOW. Also Biden has been out BIGTIME. And Sanders. And Harris. And others. LBM20 Oct 2018 #67
CNN and MSNBC do that for ratings. The sky is falling nonsense here makes me laugh. sarcasmo Oct 2018 #44
Imagine if it was the Rs enjoying a nine-point advantage in the polls. stopbush Oct 2018 #50
Bingo. That's how CNN and MSNBC report around election time. sarcasmo Oct 2018 #73
of course they want to create a horse race, they want bums on seats watching on election night. sunonmars Oct 2018 #45
Yep. For fun, I've rewatched the 2008 election on MSNBC a few times this year. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #57
Beating the same dead horse since Kavanaugh, polls began to shift back to D since JCMach1 Oct 2018 #51
+1 This. Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #72
Fuck them! BlueJac Oct 2018 #52
This is the kind of shit that made Trump's win... dchill Oct 2018 #54
i used to buy the lie that the media roots for a "horse race" for the sake of ratings. unblock Oct 2018 #55
I tuned out corporate owned media a while ago.. disillusioned73 Oct 2018 #62
i've gone a week without watching BigGermanGuy Oct 2018 #65
My kids told me to turn it off. True Blue American Oct 2018 #69
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