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In reply to the discussion: I do not think Donald Trump is a candidate, I think he is a decoy for the GOP [View all]99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)t seems that 99% of the M$M political news anymore, including much of msnbcs, is breathless analysis of Trumps most recent vacuous headline-grabbing brain-fart, along with obligatory responses from a few of the 15 other GOP clowns, 99% devoid of any public policy content whatsoever -- unless you consider calling all Mexicans rapists a policy.
Trump serves as a perfect foil to insinuate that Bernies remarkable campaign is must also be equally out-of-touch with mainstream America and/or devoid of any serious public policy content, without ever coming out and actually saying that. This works to some extent, only because Trump is the perfect buffoon, the perfect holographic clown for all seasons.
It gives the M$M something do talk about instead of real issues AND (perhaps more importantly) the media can conveniently ignore the REAL historic political phenomenon of this election season, the one who IS talking about real issues to record crowds, i.e. Bernie Sanders.
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