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Related: About this forumANALYSIS: A Classic Case of Casual Anti-Hillary Media Spin ("Goalpost" article BS)
http://bluenationreview.com/classic-case-of-casual-anti-hillary-media-spin/A mainstream media headline about the New York primary (Clinton Moves Goalposts Again) is unsupported by the facts of the article.
Last July, HillaryMen warned that insidious process stories in mainstream publications constituted a risk to Hillarys public image:
Process stories and the potent anti-Hillary frames they deliver were one of the single most effective weapons against Hillary in 2008, painting a nefarious image that she was unable to alter or escape. Although Hillary is subjected to the most vitriolic language imaginable, the majority of negative coverage she endures comes in this form: a seemingly innocuous news article, editorial or blog post that manages, paragraph after paragraph, to deliver character-destroying frames.
The overarching point was that these articles are more harmful because they are less obviously negative:
To the casual reader, it may not be entirely obvious how damaging this type of reporting is for Hillarys candidacy. But in aggregate, articles like this that appear regularly in major media outlets paint a portrait of a scheming, unprincipled politician. That portrait is often reflected back in polls and interviews and ultimately at the ballot box.
Eight months later, with Hillary closing in on the Democratic nomination, we get this:
Heres what the article says:
When Hillary Clinton lost the New Hampshire primary to Bernie Sanders in February, Robby Mook, her campaign manager, took the long view and declared the nomination would very likely be won in March, not February. The campaign is now taking an even longer view, with April now being the month they hope to put Sanders away.
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ANALYSIS: A Classic Case of Casual Anti-Hillary Media Spin ("Goalpost" article BS) (Original Post)
MrWendel
Mar 2016
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Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)1. I thought it would happen in April but would not complain if earlier.
The sooner the better and then we can turn to the next phase.
BlueMTexpat
(15,366 posts)2. +1!
I am so done with the primaries ... and my state hasn't even voted yet.
But Hillary has strong support here in MD and we have a closed primary! Bernie won't make much, if any, headway here.