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bearsfootball516

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57. Yep. For fun, I've rewatched the 2008 election on MSNBC a few times this year.
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 02:23 PM
Oct 2018

One thing I always remember, there was a point when Obama basically had the election won, but the west coast polls hadn't closed yet, so they couldn't officially call it.

One of the MSNBC pundits was doing math on air and saying how when polls close and assuming Obama wins California, Oregon and Hawaii, it'll put him over 270.

Rachel Maddow immediately states "Yes, but that's not considering Arizona, and what if McCain wins Oregon and Hawaii?", as if there was any chance in hell that a Republican was going to win Oregon and Hawaii. She knew it wasn't possible, but it was her job to try to keep viewers on the screen and if people KNEW the election was over, they'd turn it off.

So she was trying to create a horse-race when there wasn't one, just to try to keep eyeballs on the screen. That's what all cable pundits are trying to do right now. They need a horse-race for their ratings, so they're talking as if it is one.

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
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2018 #19
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
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2018 #22
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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