Yang doesn't have any idea what the media being tough looks like. Being left off of a few graphics is pretty small stuff. barfo
As opposed to what other candidates? Way to down play. A major media outlet inventing their own version of an election via omission is not “pretty small stuff”. It’s pretty corrupt stuff and it’s exactly how the establishment sandbags candidates they don’t like.
Well, for instance anytime a single issue about a candidate drowns out everything else. For instance, "Tulsi loves Assad". Maybe she does and maybe she doesn't, but I'll bet she thinks that coverage is unfair and I'll bet she'd rather be left off of a poll graphic. Leaving a low-ranking candidate out of a graphic on polls is nearly meaningless. Those graphics help the leaders, not the also-rans. Nobody gets a boost from being shown at the bottom of the list. barfo
Yup, I don't recall anyone running around with seven fingers in the air and chanting; "We're #7, we're #7, we're #7..."
Smears like that are aimed at low information voters. Most intelligent people don’t buy into illogical blanket statements like that. If anything they just help bolster the candidates campaign (unintentionally of course). Like Hillary making claims about Tulsi being a Russian asset. It did nothing but help her numbers. Yang and MSNBC will have the same effect, it’s just bringing more attention to candidates who actually have policies to run on besides “I’m a billionaire” or “I’ve been feeding off of taxpayers my entire career, so that means I have experience”. The sad part is that once the scummy mainstream media smears backfire, they just result to blatant denial of the mere existence of candidates. When you black something out, people can’t see it, fyi. You defending these tactics or pretending they don’t make a difference is just being intellectually dishonest. You are turning a blind eye because of your personal distaste for the candidates being affected by it. It’s kind of unfortunate that you feel you need to defend billion dollar corporations from grassroots campaigns.
The media had nothing to do with it. It happened because of the Democratic Party and the long held rules on the subject. Tulsi should have known wha Uh, the Ducks?
You guys’ defense of cheating is ridiculous. Just because you personally don’t like the people at the brunt of it doesn’t make it a good precedent to set. You deserve Hillary or Biden. Actually, fuck it. You deserve Trump. And it’s probaby what all this dishonesty is going to get you.
The DNC has rules that major media outlets need to omit certain candidates from poll graphics? You’re jumping into the middle of a conversation without context again Lanny.
No corruption exists as long as Trump walks the earth, right Lanny? It’s all him. Is anyone allowed to point out ANYTHING without you guys just jumping in and yelling trump? I was talking about something completely unrelated to Donald Trump, thanks for typing his name though, glad it made you feel better.
Oh jonnyboy, it's always a pleasure to receive one of your replies. In this case, I was thinking of the debate stage where the media broadcasts their every move. Now, couldn't you find a way to disagree with that without getting deeper and deeper into that pissing match? Anyhow, the media, with the exception of PBS, broadcasts what their viewers want to see. It's how they pay their bills.
I have no idea what you are responding to or suggesting. Nothing you are saying pertains to any point I was trying to make. I would very much like to not discuss this with you anymore, we are talking about different things.
So if media bias is a great thing and helps the candidate, what are you/Yang complaining about? Yang should be HAPPY that they left him off, it lets him play the victim. Sure... but as you say, that only bolsters their campaign. So it's a good thing. Sorry, you are barking up the wrong tree here. I wasn't defending the tactics. Unlike you, I think negative coverage hurts rather than helps candidates. I just realize that all the candidates get negative coverage at some point. And that Yang has gotten very little negative coverage so far (as is expected, given his standing in the polls. If he ever rises, he'll get more negative coverage, not less.) barfo
You mean smears like trump does on a daily basis? Your hyperbole has been noted though. You need to deal with more facts and less hyperbole and when someone asks you to back up your assertion then put forth the appropriate material to support yourself. Otherwise your posts are mostly just vapor.
