Sanders being rendered nonexistent by Iowa media <frustrated> [View all]

[CoffeeCat]

I just need to commiserate with Bernie supporters about two things: Hillary being unfairly leveraged in our local Iowa media and Bernie being blacked out by our local media.

I am so sick of this.

I live in Iowa and I don't have to tell you that we vote first. Our caucuses are less than three months away.

Media exposure is important.

Our local CBS affiliate's (KCCI) web page featured a front-page article about this Saturday's upcoming debate between Clinton, Sanders and O'Malley. Titled, "Wage Stagnation Expected Fuel For Democratic Debate Saturday" the article features a picture that you click on to read the article. The picture is of Hillary Clinton only. When you open up the story there is video. The video focuses on economic issues, and a clip of Hillary discussing the economy is featured. No video of Sanders or O'Malley.

Bernie isn't even mentioned in written portion of this article, which is about a Presidential debate in which he will be participating!

I commented on the article, noting all of this. I was polite. My comment was deleted. I posted again, and it was AGAIN deleted. By this time, the article had been moved off of the front page and is buried. I posted my comment, and this time--it was left up. Jesus!
Link to article http://www.kcci.com/news/wage-stagnation-expected-fuel-for-democratic-debate-saturday/36400258

The following day, this same local CBS website posted an article about Hillary laughing at an off-color joke about Fiorina. But no mention of Bernie's endorsement from the United Postal Workers or his participation on the fast-food workers strikes. Those things certainly are newsworthy. I don't recall any other Presidential candidate participating in strikes with workers. But Hillary chortling at an off-color joke garners an entire article?

At the end of this Clinton-chuckling article, the upcoming debate is mentioned: "The three remaining Democrats in the presidential race debate at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Drake University. It is hosted by CBS News and co-sponsored by KCCI-TV and the Des Moines Register."
Link to article: http://www.kcci.com/news/fiorina-says-no-ill-will-for-clinton/36413880

AGAIN, they can't even manage to mention the name "Bernie Sanders".

I would like to see a little fairness. Democracy is being undermined here, when the media props up one candidate, to the point of ridiculousness--and renders other candidates nonexistent.

Bernie has the support of 33 percent of Iowans, according to the latest CBC/New York Times poll. We deserve representation as well.

I'd like to remind the media--that at this point (2.5 months before the Iowa caucuses) Obama was polling at 22 and Hillary Clinton was polling at 29--according to polls from American Research Group and The Des Moines Register.

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN!

I am bothered by this because it smacks of corruption, unfair advantage and a deliberate coup between Clinton and the corporate media to manipulate our elections.

It's not fair. Can't she fight fair?

The good news is that Iowans are extremely proud (and humble) about being first in the nation. They insist on doing their own due diligence when it comes to picking a candidate. We were told that Hillary was inevitable in 2008 also. We bucked that last time.

I'm hoping we come through and do it again, despite the media trying to make Bernie Sanders invisible.