Reply #9: As I recall, it was the media and not HRC who proclaimed her to

[Arkansas Granny]

be the inevitable one. This alone started giving many people, Democrats included, the feeling that they were being forced into accepting her as the nominee. After the other candidates started entering the race the media decided who got favorable or unfavorable coverage or, as in the case of Edwards and others, little or no coverage at all. They chose to spotlight Clinton and Obama because of the historic implications of such a race. What could be better for their ratings than to cover the excitement of a white woman and a black man vying for the same nomination?

I'm surprised and disappointed at the number of people on this board who do not remember what the media has done in the last few elections to Democratic candidates and seem to not realize that the media has a tremendous amount of influence on how our candidates are selected. I know this has been discussed here before, but many are so starstruck that they can't or won't admit that the media has chosen our candidates once again.