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ProfessionalLeftist

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6. "Today's number emphasizes the fact that the race is very close."

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 06:04 PM

Oct 2012

The media will always MAKE it a horserace. I wonder how many billions the corporate media has raked in off of this election with unlimited money thanks to Citizens United plus their incessant penchant to keep it a "horse race" in the minds of viewers?

Funny we never see those numbers. I want to see those numbers. How much MONEY did the corporate media make off of the 2012 election? How much of that was from ad buys and how much from "reporting" (which is nothing these days but propaganda and opinion-shaping for profit).

Hmmm...

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Ipsos projects Obama will carry Florida, Ohio and Virginia [View all] RandySF Oct 2012 OP

K&R BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #1

K&R that defacto7 Oct 2012 #2

While good news nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #3

If that happens its a wrap. JRLeft Oct 2012 #4

Love it! writes3000 Oct 2012 #5

It would be beautiful! freshwest Oct 2012 #28

"Today's number emphasizes the fact that the race is very close." ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #6

And it isn't just the political ad buys BlueStreak Oct 2012 #9

GRRR! ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #13

DITTO!!! Buddaman Oct 2012 #20

Then how the hell do they wrte the headline "Romney now tied in presidential race"? BlueStreak Oct 2012 #7

That should read "...now tied in likely popular vote" vs. Presidential race, mzmolly Oct 2012 #11

Headline writer and article writer not normally the same person krawhitham Oct 2012 #15

K&R Great news! Dalai_1 Oct 2012 #8

kick Hutzpa Oct 2012 #10

IF true, game over for Mittens! Bake Oct 2012 #12

GOTV and Conquer! AzDar Oct 2012 #14

Wasn't it tied in 2008 Iliyah Oct 2012 #16

Be ready for them to pull all kinds of shit! We are down to nut crunching time! The corporate Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #17

+1 freshwest Oct 2012 #29

As a VA resident, I couldn't be happier to hear this!!!!! forestpath Oct 2012 #18

Good. Shout it out. Demoralize them. Drahthaardogs Oct 2012 #19

Add North Carolina to that list. And maybe Arizona too johnlucas Oct 2012 #21

You, me both Hutzpa Oct 2012 #22

A landslide proving the USA is not lost. I want to see this scene repeated in 2013: freshwest Oct 2012 #30

Yes! amborin Oct 2012 #33

15 Days Left, Until Game Over for Romney n/t AaronMayorga Oct 2012 #23

If Obama wins those three Terra Alta Oct 2012 #24

I think we may be being a little overly-optimistic... BlueDemKev Oct 2012 #25

Wow that sounds great, but isn't that a bit too definitive a statement for... well... tandem5 Oct 2012 #26

Even now the pollsters are hedging on the outcome. They don't want to look too far wrong Ford_Prefect Oct 2012 #27

very good news n/t -LOKI -BAD FOR YA Oct 2012 #31

That would be great! Keep calling and knocking on doors folks. We must win! AllyCat Oct 2012 #32