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AgadorSparticus

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9. This isn't about normal or abnormal. They cover him. That won't change.

Reply to Mike Nelson (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 5, 2017, 10:37 AM

Mar 2017

He is our so called potus. But they don't have to fawn all over him to get ratings. In fact, numbers are showing that true journalism is getting them viewerships. If they would just do their job fairly, they will get their numbers. Look at the increased viewerships for wapo and nyt.

They are finding there is a much larger market or there besides the faux crowd.

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