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Fred Sanders

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11. "Polls Show Massive Mass Media Advertising and Promotion Can Sell Anything, Even Fascism"

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2015, 11:12 AM

Sep 2015

2 billion dollars of similar paid for advertising to come...it is "pay to play" for the 2016 election.

Cash Cow Trump figured that out early and had the complete lack of self-reflection the media adores.

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Poll shows Donald Trump would beat Democrats in presidential election [View all] Different Drummer Sep 2015 OP

One word Different Drummer Sep 2015 #1

Still early. I am still not convinced he will get the nomination. yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #2

Two words: name recognition. At this stage in 2004, Lieberman and his "Joementum" led the pack. nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #8

Polls that early are meaningless. Mass Sep 2015 #3

there is a meaning but it isn't predictive 0rganism Sep 2015 #24

Polls this early don't count...........unless the polls give us the results we want n/t Lurks Often Sep 2015 #4

This is a bogus poll already discredited PSPS Sep 2015 #5

This was posted elsewhere - LiberalElite Sep 2015 #6

Polls show more people know about Fox News than Howard Zinn olddots Sep 2015 #7

A nationwide poll means absolutely nothing MiniMe Sep 2015 #9

I excused myself from the jury. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #10

"Polls Show Massive Mass Media Advertising and Promotion Can Sell Anything, Even Fascism" Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #11

Well, yeah. If 25% of black people, 31% of Latinos and 41% of Asians vote for Trump, he'd probably win Orangepeel Sep 2015 #12

Trump is not a traditional Republican candidate... cigsandcoffee Sep 2015 #21

Hair today gone tomorrow. Ellipsis Sep 2015 #13

I've already seen this movie. no_hypocrisy Sep 2015 #14

He had quite a few challengers that year, too. merrily Sep 2015 #17

never underestimate somone who can come back and kick you dembotoz Sep 2015 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #19

I laughed at Trump before. I can no longer ignore him. Oneironaut Sep 2015 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #18

I suspect he is polling well at the moment but those numbers won't hold. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #20

... yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #22

The first comment is very biased, but also contains an element of truth. reformist2 Sep 2015 #23