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redqueen

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28. So - because you find him a "footnote" - he shouldn't get fair treatment from the media?

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #27)

Mon Nov 25, 2019, 09:13 AM

Nov 2019

Just trying to understand the logic here.

This is about fairness in media coverage.

When did that start to matter so little to so many?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Eugene Gu: "It's not that Andrew Yang isn't aggressive or outspoken enough to grab media time..." [View all] redqueen Nov 2019 OP

More redqueen Nov 2019 #1

I doubt it Bev54 Nov 2019 #2

Apparently you haven't noticed what they've been doing. Here you go. redqueen Nov 2019 #4

does playing victim draw supporters. we will see. nt msongs Nov 2019 #3

How is he "playing victim" when he's literally only asking for fair treatment? redqueen Nov 2019 #5

gee maybe his low polls standing is because so few ppl want him? nt msongs Nov 2019 #6

Did you read my post? redqueen Nov 2019 #7

If he were African American and facing the exact same situation Jake Stern Nov 2019 #8

Thank you Jake redqueen Nov 2019 #9

Just think Normanart Nov 2019 #10

It's really shocking how few are standing up for fairness redqueen Nov 2019 #19

Or it may be that with his low polling, lack of a traditional resume and karynnj Nov 2019 #11

He's getting more attention by standing up for fairness redqueen Nov 2019 #12

There are many things that contribute to the amount of time karynnj Nov 2019 #13

Other candidates put their hand up to ask a question and get called on. redqueen Nov 2019 #16

It is silly because Skidmore Nov 2019 #14

His low polling numbers are higher than four of the other candidates who were on that stage. nt redqueen Nov 2019 #17

Nonsense. Yang's a small timer with an unimpressive resume and Hortensis Nov 2019 #15

He's polling ahead of four of the candidates who were on the stage. redqueen Nov 2019 #18

Well, I'm certainly not going to defend commercial debates. Hortensis Nov 2019 #20

Yes - other candidates. Yang actually called that out too at the start of this season. redqueen Nov 2019 #21

Me too. Since all our strong liberal Democrats share the same Hortensis Nov 2019 #22

It's funny you say that, because that's exactly what he says. redqueen Nov 2019 #24

:) Not funny, I've been reading others on this for years. Hortensis Nov 2019 #26

Maybe it's because he has no chance of winning, so talking to him is a waste Renew Deal Nov 2019 #23

But Klobuchar, Booker, and Tulsi do? redqueen Nov 2019 #25

If donations are the metric, then that means they want Trump. Renew Deal Nov 2019 #29

Donations are *one* metric that the DNC uses to determine who gets to be on the stage redqueen Nov 2019 #30

I don't take his candidacy seriously. Renew Deal Nov 2019 #31

This isn't about "getting attention" aside from during actual debates. redqueen Nov 2019 #32

When all is said and done customerserviceguy Nov 2019 #27

So - because you find him a "footnote" - he shouldn't get fair treatment from the media? redqueen Nov 2019 #28

Give him all the exposure he wants customerserviceguy Nov 2019 #33

You keep sharing your opinion of what you think of him redqueen Nov 2019 #34

The media customerserviceguy Nov 2019 #35

Nice dodge. So no, you don't care about media fairness redqueen Nov 2019 #36

I've already decided customerserviceguy Nov 2019 #37