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15. The media SELLS the idea it is a tie

Wed Jun 20, 2012, 06:26 PM

Jun 2012

because it gets viewers to tune in to see who's winning and losing at the moment.

It's all about the horse race and keeping the excitement going.

Imagine if it were a REAL horse race where the announcer is shouting out "Their neck and neck coming out of the clubhouse turn, it's gonna be close! It's Wallaway with Applebutter coming up fast! Wallaway! Applebutter! and at the finish it's,...Wallaway!,....(then in a low barely audible voice).....by fifty lengths."

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Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Andrea Greenspan is downplaying the Bloomberg poll. [View all] rufus dog Jun 2012 OP

No surprise here, Wellstone ruled Jun 2012 #1

I looked into it. It can't be off by that much. RDANGELO Jun 2012 #2

Exactly rufus dog Jun 2012 #3

IIRC 74% cthulu2016 Jun 2012 #13

Heard that segment ... if Romney was up 1, she'd have spent the segment on how that means Obama is JoePhilly Jun 2012 #4

I never watch her JitterbugPerfume Jun 2012 #5

She's lucky her husband isn't in jail for the damage he did to this country with his sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #10

And here I thought I was just being superficial Surya Gayatri Jun 2012 #11

Martin Bashir is the only afternoon MSNBC programing I watch until Politics Nation demtenjeep Jun 2012 #12

Why is she still on MSNBC? aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #6

I am slowly but surely going over to CURRENT TV JitterbugPerfume Jun 2012 #7

I watch FSTV aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #8

I'm watching Hartmann too! JitterbugPerfume Jun 2012 #14

+1,000! Love J-A Reid. 180� gap between her and Greenspan's spouse. Surya Gayatri Jun 2012 #9

The media SELLS the idea it is a tie Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #15

I'm downplaying all the others malaise Jun 2012 #16

Bloomberg bloomer Iheartliberty Jun 2012 #17

Welcome to DU malaise Jun 2012 #18

Wiped the floor,,,,opposition....interesting choice of words. Avalux Jun 2012 #19