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In reply to the discussion: You may have beaten us back with an assist from the corporate media, but ..., [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)42. Time, quite frankly, isn't on the Rolling Stones' side anymore.
That mean old corporate media gave Bernie Sanders more airtime and attention than any other candidate, save Trump:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bernie-sanders-more-than-triples-hillary-clinton-in-sunday-show-appearances/
Bernie Sanders More Than Triples Hillary Clinton in Sunday Show Appearances
by Tommy Christopher | 1:28 pm
Independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and his supporters would like voters to believe that they have been victims of extreme bias from the news media, a claim that all three candidates can make to some degree. In one key metric, however, Bernie Sanders blows away not just Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, but even presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
While its true that there are clear examples of bias against Sanders, as there are with Hillary Clinton and even against Donald Trump, the overall effect can be difficult to measure. Theres one metric, though, that clearly indicates how much of the most advantageous kind of coverage a candidate is getting, the kind of coverage in which the candidates get to speak for themselves directly to a national audience. On that score, Bernie Sanders is the hands-down winner, racking up more than triple the number of Sunday news show appearances of Hillary Clinton, and even eclipsing the total of media puppeteer Donald Trump.
Since the beginning of this campaign, Sanders has made 82 Sunday show appearances to Hillary Clintons 25, while Trump is close behind Sanders at 75, including this past weekend.
Even by other measures, though, it doesnt appear that Sanders is getting short-shrift from the media. Analysis of earned versus paid media shows Hillary Clinton more than doubling Sanders (while Trump doubles the two of them put together), but another recent study shows that most of the free media Hillary earns has been negative. In blunt metrics like cable news mentions over the past three months, Clinton and Sanders split about a hundred thousand mentions 60-40, which roughly tracks with the vote totals theyve received in the primaries. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is mentioned as much as Sanders and Clinton combined, despite earning millions fewer votes.
If the media is "in the tank" for anyone, it's Trump.
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You may have beaten us back with an assist from the corporate media, but ..., [View all]
mmonk
Jun 2016
OP
I went to the polls with several million other voters, which is where it counts in the end
Hekate
Jun 2016
#70
That's very true. It's not that less people wanted him as president but somehow, as if by magic
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#10
I'm not making any claims whatsoever beyond noting the oddness of the stats. (nt)
proverbialwisdom
Jun 2016
#28
Not at all, it's "big data" the Sanders campaign professionals should examine and understand. (nt)
proverbialwisdom
Jun 2016
#34
Yes. Better organization. Understanding the rules of each state and what was required. Then again
Laser102
Jun 2016
#63
You missed my point. I was referring to the national stage of presidential primary debates.
Auggie
Jun 2016
#73
Live in an alternative universe where the media would actually give equal time to the front runners?
robbob
Jun 2016
#81
The media helped big time. The only thing major about the dem party is its level of
desmiller
Jun 2016
#12
Interactive Map - Clinton or Sanders: Who did your L.A. neighborhood choose?
proverbialwisdom
Jun 2016
#84