The media and the campaign funding spin

[jettison]

Has anyone else been noticing the way the anti-Obama pundits have been framing the money trail of late? "Not even Obama and all of his money could make a dent in Hillary's landslide victory in Pennsylvania." "He's outspending her 2 to 1, but it doesn't matter to the voters... they see through it."

The notion is that "all his money" comes from some kind of elitist network of wealthy backers, and not from the grassroots contributions of millions of citizens. It's Hillary that is funded by the heavy hitters. Why does the media continue to portray Obama as the "privileged, advantaged one" when it's clear that "all that money" is just a representation of a larger funding base? It's not "Obama and all his money", it's "millions of people and all their money". The media doesn't get that, and if they do then they're just ignoring it on purpose.

They honestly spin it like Obama "with all his money" is somehow a negative and not a positive. Am I wrong and just reading into this?

[Andy823]

1. The media

Is owned by wealth corporations, rung by wealthy republicans, they "WANT" Hillary to be the nominee, because they know she is their best hope of getting McCain elected. The republican base doesn't really like McCain, but the dislike the Clintons even more, so they will hold their nose and vote for McCain, and they will come out in huge numbers to do so. It's pretty obvious that the right wing smear machine will do everything they can to get Hillary elected as the nominee!

[Saturday]

2. Yes, you're reading into it and maybe had too much Kool aide too.

There is no "notion" about where his money comes from. The notion is that he has a lot (of money) and can't get the job done.

[displacedtexan]

3. 10,000 TV ads in Pa, too.

Six weeks. $11 million. 10,000 ads.

[jettison]

5. And what does that mean?

... that Obama couldn't win in the second oldest state in the country, tailor made for Hillary, after enduring a vicious smear campaign two weeks long? He could have literally given the Hilliary folks kool-aid to drink, spiked with LSD, and they still wouldn't vote Obama. They vote on fear. Fear trumps critical thinking every time for her demographic.

[jettison]

4. Oh sorry

I phrased my OP incorrectly... I should have stated that I was asking the question to anyone who isn't a dick. Sorry I confused you.