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7. worse than that

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 04:50 PM

Dec 2016

let's suppose Hillary won pop. vote AND EC vote by substantial margins
the media would once again parade Doris Kerns-Goodwin before prime time audiences to talk about Lincoln's "team of rivals" and how she needs to include Republicans in her cabinet picks for some reason
i don't recall seeing or hearing the words "team of rivals" in the media since Nov. 8, go figure

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Question, Would the media be reacting any different if the situations were reversed?..Trump-Hillary? [View all] Stuart G Dec 2016 OP

Main Stream Media IMO is not to be trusted. I now view MSM as propaganda outlets and RKP5637 Dec 2016 #1

Yes, thinks would be very different, the conflict of interest would be loud, Thinkingabout Dec 2016 #2

they'd harp on about her inability to connect to all of America, and how she has to reach out .. JHan Dec 2016 #3

I think that would have been a less surprising result loyalsister Dec 2016 #4

YES YES YES. THE BIG story would be about how the people did not support her JI7 Dec 2016 #5

We would still be talking MFM008 Dec 2016 #6

worse than that 0rganism Dec 2016 #7

If Trump would have gotten more votes and lost the EC the main topic would be doc03 Dec 2016 #8

Republican congress critters would chorus about the lack of a mandate gratuitous Dec 2016 #10

Sure as shit Fox would. nt jmg257 Dec 2016 #9