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xloadiex

(628 posts)
32. This past Monday
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 11:49 AM
Mar 2016

Was suppose to be a blackout day for MSNBC but they held the townhall with Bernie and Hillary so all bets were off.

My mom is 88 years old, a Bernie supporter only because of the information I've been able to provide her. She watches MSNBC and CNN from morning until night. The amount of information she didn't know about Bernie is astounding. She also had no idea about much of the baggage Hillary carries, yet she knows every move Trump makes.

While Bernie's rally's are great, they exclude a big part of the votes he needs, the 60+ generation. Most cannot wait in line or at a venue 6 to 8 hours to hear him speak. I think he needs a better way of reaching out to those voters, possibly more on the ground surrogates.

The Status Quo won geomon666 Mar 2016 #1
The fairness doctrine. Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #2
Also, The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed corporate media to consolidate and monopolize. Snotcicles Mar 2016 #13
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #22
Indeed. nt Snotcicles Mar 2016 #37
Yup. But the Fairness Doctrine isn't coming back KPN Mar 2016 #25
It's not a bug, it's a feature. Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #33
He gets it. We get it, you get it RobertEarl Mar 2016 #3
These people won: Lucky Luciano Mar 2016 #4
Pretty much. Shadowflash Mar 2016 #28
Maybe it's just the optimist in me... ladyVet Mar 2016 #5
Great post. Thanks so much. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #11
Kudos ladyvet! KPN Mar 2016 #26
And yet EVERY TIME I suggest a letter writing campaign to the media outlets...crickets Lorien Mar 2016 #6
The "Flush Rush" campaign ruined Limbaugh. We can do the same to shows Lorien Mar 2016 #7
msm's days are numbered hopemountain Mar 2016 #8
No they won't. Not without action on our parts Lorien Mar 2016 #9
you do know who owns the msm, right? hopemountain Mar 2016 #10
Hit the corporations and MSM where it hurts TrueDemVA Mar 2016 #18
You are right. KPN Mar 2016 #29
I've asked for the same thing and got no response. I've asked people, esp Berners to turn off jillan Mar 2016 #23
The NY Times taught us something about the new media verses the print media. LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #34
Yes, we should do that. KPN Mar 2016 #27
Let me K&R this - hopefully to the front page Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #12
The MSM Victory was appalling. Scruffy1 Mar 2016 #14
The thing is we are not a minority of the Democratic Party. OrwellwasRight Mar 2016 #15
So where are you going? KPN Mar 2016 #30
The MSM is in the bag for Hillary Depaysement Mar 2016 #16
See, here in Europe LittleGirl Mar 2016 #17
This is true... RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #20
Don't forget DWS RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #19
the influence of the MSM decreases every day GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #21
For millennials - yes. But I think people 40+ watch the news, still pick up the newspaper. jillan Mar 2016 #24
Good post. KPN Mar 2016 #31
Good question. GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #35
This past Monday xloadiex Mar 2016 #32
^^^^ THIS ^^^^^ proves my point. How would anyone know anything about Bernie if they are jillan Mar 2016 #38
The left has had elections stolen from us felix_numinous Mar 2016 #36
It still is astounding that nothing has done about our voting systems. I don't know why I was jillan Mar 2016 #39
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