Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

2016 Postmortem

(13,566 posts)

11. It was negative for Trump as well

Tue Dec 27, 2016, 03:07 AM

Dec 2016

The media made the election into an absolute shitshow, while promising a Clinton victory, and it drove down voter turnout in enough states to matter.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

13 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Study: negative media coverage of Clinton soared in the last two weeks of the campaign [View all] applegrove Dec 2016 OP

There is where I see the hand of Russia. nt. marybourg Dec 2016 #1

"Comrade Comey" has a nice ring to it Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #2

It was negative 24/7 negative Hillary about emails on msnbc kimbutgar Dec 2016 #3

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #4

RATINGS!!! pansypoo53219 Dec 2016 #5

yes. I muted the tube a lot during last few weeks. riversedge Dec 2016 #6

Media wanted a horse race. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #8

because that drives ad spending HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #13

Yeah, but what counts as "negative"? Igel Dec 2016 #9

K n R nm AmericanActivist Dec 2016 #10

It was negative for Trump as well killbotfactory Dec 2016 #11

+100 applegrove Dec 2016 #12