Why is the media suddenly acting like the election is a tie?

[Dr. Jack]

I feel like all day I have been reading news stories, Twitter posts, betting markets, and online comments about how the polls are tightening and that it seems like the election is up in the air. Yet all of the polls seem to be showing Biden with the same 8.5-9.0 average lead that has had for 12-18 months? Where is this collective impression that Trump is surging and that the election is suddenly a nail biter coming from? I cant find any evidence that anything has changed at all.

[ck4829]

1. That's what makes money

[TXPaganBanker]

2. Ratings

A sweep doesn't make for good TV.

[jgmiller]

3. Well it's not exciting to them if it's not n/t

[still_one]

4. Ignore the polls and the media. Focus on getting out the vote. Call banking or knocking on doors

if you can, encouraging people to vote refitted, and vote early where they can

[RandySF]

5. Boredom

[winetourdriver01]

6. Because reasons

Making it seem like more of a horse race is good for their business, and they may believe that it also inspires more people to vote. In any case, it's standard procedure during a general election.

[Progressive Jones]

7. Ratings. That's it. nt

[dawg day]

8. Ratings. Really, they want a horserace.

I remember this same thing when Clinton was obviously going to trounce Bob Dole. (And it got even worse when Perot suddenly did his whiny third-party thing.) The media didn't want to just say, well, it's all over, so some suggested Perot would get most of his votes from Clinton, when it was obvious he'd hurt Dole much more.

[Sherman A1]

11. Precisely

[catbyte]

9. Because of Eva Braun's spectacular speech last night and ratings.

But mostly ratings.

[CentralMass]

10. I'll take who are complicit weasels for $500 Alex.

[Yavin4]

12. To get the campaigns to spend more money on ads

And who gets the money from campaign ads? The media.

[former9thward]

17. No national campaign relies on published polls for campaign ads.

Or anything else. They have their own private polls that no one in the public ever sees. Every two years the CT that polls are manipulated comes out. Without a shred of evidence. How come there is never a whistleblower who "tells all" about these polls?

[obnoxiousdrunk]

13. Can you

post a link to one of the many stories ? Thanks !

[lindysalsagal]

14. They always do and it's just a well. Get out the vote!

[unitedwethrive]

15. Since it is so easy for the reputins to lie about everything, and after defunding education

for years, much of the population cannot critically analyze their lies. So, it is possible that he could convince enough people that he is not pure evil. Also, cheating.

[Merlot]

16. They're doing democrats a favor - no complacency this time.

That may not be their objective, but that's how it may play out.

[Baltimike]

18. same thing that happens each cycle. They have to make the theft more believable

just in case they actually get away with it

[Baltimike]

19. ...again. nt

[Greywing]

20. Because the fear that trump could CLAIM reelection is very real

Notice I did use the word CLAIM ... trump is following Putin's path to the destruction of a democracy. Except it is our democracy and as Americans we don't tolerate dictators very well.

VOTE! Get these disgusting "Republican" enablers out of office and insist Democrats pass laws to ensure no President can ever ignore the rule of law again. trump has proven we can no longer trust that traditions and common-sense ethics will be followed by a wanna be dictator and his cohorts.