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2016 Postmortem

artislife

(9,497 posts)

19. Or all the damn polls

Reply to WhaTHellsgoingonhere (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 2, 2016, 12:38 PM

Jan 2016

It just makes me laugh. It is like voting for your favorite show on CBS.

I am an Xer, I kind of remember the loyalty to tv stations, how quaint.

We are more "fluid" in our loyalties on a lot of things...sure there are the crazed legions of fans for Apple, Star Wars and The Big Bang Theory..but it isn't that iron clad with a lot of other things.

There are more issue driven people.

Veganism
Climate matters
Human traffic
Immigration
GMOs
TTP
Housing

etc.

A lot of the OW protesters are still connected but working in individual issue groups. There is no way the antiquated method of polling can interpret where people are. They don't know where to look or how to even ask the questions that will give them real information. But people show up...in mass to Bernie or Trump and they barely register that the disgust with all of it has finally reached a majority. Change is afoot.

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Could Bernie be benefiting from the media blackout? [View all] WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 OP

So that whole complaining about the debates thing was a waste of our time? brooklynite Jan 2016 #1

It is a legit complaint, for sure, and I haven't seen it suggested yet because... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #3

He's certainly benefitting from the claim firebrand80 Jan 2016 #2

20 YO grandson and friends and co-workers - do not watch TV at all. Netflix, hulu, websites. djean111 Jan 2016 #4

I don't trust CNN, either. Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #5

That's a key word: Distrust WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #6

Here is an example of today's information gathering - Grandson watched The Martian online. djean111 Jan 2016 #9

Great story! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #14

How many 20somethings get news from CNN, ABC or birdcage lining (AKA newsprint)? pa28 Jan 2016 #7

This article is close enough. Significant drop actually begins with Gen-X WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #10

Scary thought for HRC or the GOP I'd think. nc4bo Jan 2016 #8

Nope, the media's lack of coverage is definitely hurting him jfern Jan 2016 #11

I think memes like #notmyabuela resonate with late Gen-Xers and Millennials WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #12

Or all the damn polls artislife Jan 2016 #19

If anyone believes that, they don't understand marketing, corporations don't spend billions Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #13

Thanks Uncle Joe. Then I'll take a crack at it from a marketing point of view... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #20

Colbert Report is over a year off air, both CR and The Daily are in fact 'MSM' as Comedy Central is Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #15

Two options with the media when you are a Democrat. NCTraveler Jan 2016 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2016 #17

I dunno, lets try it with Hillary and find out. n/t Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #18