The ......."MEDIA" is the problem. If it is a horse race, the media makes more money!!!!

[Stuart G]

[Azathoth]

1. By that logic, the media should just treat Trump as the presumptive winner

Since he's been pretty consistently beating Biden in the polls and absolutely no one thinks it's gonna get better for Biden after that debate.

If only the gosh darn media would stop with the "horserace narrative" and just admit Trump will win, I tell ya!

[Meadowoak]

5. The polls are bullshit. Paid for by Trump, and designed

To drive ratings. Bullshit.

[Silent Type]

2. Wish I could honestly blame it on the media.

[Srkdqltr]

3. A lot is. The more drama, the more they can report.

[NewHendoLib]

4. Big reason we turned it all off 15 years ago. I wish everyone would.

[Maraya1969]

6. Every single presidential race is neck and neck. If it wasn't

I don't know if people would be turning in so much. Personally I do not think Trump has the amount of support these polls say he does. But then again I never ever thought he would win in 2016. So maybe it is better that we stay on our toes and run a scared campaign. It worked for us last time.

[Skvngr]

7. I worked at a TV station years ago

And that political ad $ flows and is to sweet to say no to, it's part of the broken system that is post democracy life in the Citizens United States of America.

[moondust]

8. Media like the "entertainer."

It's symbiotic: media want somebody who "entertains" and TSF wants to keep "entertaining." He's an attention hound; it's all he's ever done. Similar to Raygun though Raygun did have some state government experience.

Of course the problem with that is that government is not supposed to be about entertainment.