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graegoyle

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24. Really?

Reply to killbotfactory (Reply #20)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 09:21 PM

Dec 2016

Trump's negatives were seen as positive characteristics by his supporters. The negative coverage of Hillary had a SUPPRESSIVE effect on those who would have supported her. The media has been giving negative coverage of Hillary FOR DECADES, but she is still popular.

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Study: negative media coverage of Clinton soared in the last two weeks of the campaign [View all] TomCADem Dec 2016 OP

That was obvious nt doc03 Dec 2016 #1

This was orchestrated. raging moderate Dec 2016 #2

Te difference is the Cliintons were accused, the Con was actually guilty. nt napi21 Dec 2016 #3

Looking at all that has happened, I'm sure it was. Hortensis Dec 2016 #23

No kidding. It started when MSNBC first LIED about the Comey letter to the republicans still_one Dec 2016 #4

That is the last 11 days to be exact world wide wally Dec 2016 #9

yup still_one Dec 2016 #12

water is wet. just so obvious. Media owned by wealthy right wingers. THIS is our big issue! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2016 #5

If we had nominated Sanders or O'Malley the GOP would have made up fake scandals against them, StevieM Dec 2016 #6

Even More Likely, Trump's Russian Friends Would Hack and Leak Bernie Campaign Emails... TomCADem Dec 2016 #8

Yup. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #13

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #22

Media like new shiny things to cover. moondust Dec 2016 #7

But the GOP joewicker_TX Dec 2016 #10

The Fawning Corporate Media strikes again! shadowmayor Dec 2016 #11

Clinton lost the Presidency just because of the negative stories about FBI and the email server andym Dec 2016 #14

The media were played this election. Mr. Sparkle Dec 2016 #15

Nice to see a study confirm what we lived through-saw, and heard. riversedge Dec 2016 #16

Brought to us by the Bureau Of Painfully Obvious Facts. (nt) Paladin Dec 2016 #17

And Fat Bastard chewed out CNN and the other media execs one week after the election Kolesar Dec 2016 #18

So what % was manipulation by the FBI vs Russian? YOHABLO Dec 2016 #19

Trump had months of negative coverage right up to the election killbotfactory Dec 2016 #20

Really? graegoyle Dec 2016 #24

thank you liberal fucking media orleans Dec 2016 #21