Great article Sadie. It definitely looks like instead of the media learning from past mistakes on the detrimental impact of their 'over-coverage' of Trump, they are instead following the instructions on the shampoo bottle...Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Always remember: the primary purpose of the corporate mass media is not to inform the public or perform any sort of civic duty, it simply exists in order to provide a profit to its shareholders. Nobody cares to hear about the “moderate” GOP candidates who still want to pretend this is the GOP of 1980-2014. This is a Republican Party where today 70% of its voters believe the 2020 election was stolen. Anyone trying to speak to such people in “moderate” tones is doomed and will not generate the ratings TV execs need.
While I am inclined towards similar cynicism, but I am holding out hope that there are hopefully a significant number of traditionally Republican voters who have become disenfranchised by the extremes of the recent years and are waiting for the return of a moderate option.
Sadie-Rae, look at the number again and I can go get the poll for you if you want: SEVENTY PERCENT of the current GOP believes Trump’s conspiracy theory of the election being stolen. There are not enough moderates left in the party any more. Please, seriously: abandon all hope here. I have and I used to even be a part of the party.
Popularity gets people elected. The reason for their popularity is largely inconsequential
The media could try and give everyone the opportunity to become popular.
Great article Sadie. It definitely looks like instead of the media learning from past mistakes on the detrimental impact of their 'over-coverage' of Trump, they are instead following the instructions on the shampoo bottle...Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Thank you...the shampoo bottle is definitely the right analogy.
Always remember: the primary purpose of the corporate mass media is not to inform the public or perform any sort of civic duty, it simply exists in order to provide a profit to its shareholders. Nobody cares to hear about the “moderate” GOP candidates who still want to pretend this is the GOP of 1980-2014. This is a Republican Party where today 70% of its voters believe the 2020 election was stolen. Anyone trying to speak to such people in “moderate” tones is doomed and will not generate the ratings TV execs need.
While I am inclined towards similar cynicism, but I am holding out hope that there are hopefully a significant number of traditionally Republican voters who have become disenfranchised by the extremes of the recent years and are waiting for the return of a moderate option.
Sadie-Rae, look at the number again and I can go get the poll for you if you want: SEVENTY PERCENT of the current GOP believes Trump’s conspiracy theory of the election being stolen. There are not enough moderates left in the party any more. Please, seriously: abandon all hope here. I have and I used to even be a part of the party.