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56. The media's complicity in getting Trump re-elected can't be underestimated

Wed Nov 27, 2024, 08:23 AM

Nov 27

There is an enormous double standard in reporting that continues to severely damage our country. Propaganda works!

I don’s see how articles/posts of this nature, blaming this person or that, really helps anyone.

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Huffington Post: Kamala Harris Campaign Aides Suggest Campaign Was Just Doomed [View all] Jose Garcia Nov 26 OP

She did the best she could with the short time she was given Groundhawg Nov 26 #1

Best postmortem yet: the question is not why did she lose, but how did she come so close Prairie Gates Nov 26 #2

I thought so. Because she's a woman. I thought too many who voted for Joe wouldn't vote for a woman. Scrivener7 Nov 26 #3

Same here. LisaL Nov 26 #4

I fully supported her once the President endorsed her MustLoveBeagles Nov 26 #12

She didn't poll better than Biden in MOST polls at that time, but I did see at least one Jack Valentino Nov 26 #14

...and Thus, We Discover Another Big Reason Bypassing Harris Was a BAD Idea. The_Counsel Nov 27 #89

White Americans have been taught for 40 years that the Republican is the only choice. yardwork Nov 27 #91

She polled significantly better than Biden Polybius Nov 27 #111

I agree, I will believe that America is ready to elect a woman president when it happens not before Walleye Nov 27 #52

LOL. I was just like the trumpers in 2020 who couldn't believe all the enthusiasm they saw at his rallies CrispyQ Nov 27 #84

Well, it was always going to be a close election. LisaL Nov 26 #5

I felt the same way when she announced Marigold Nov 26 #10

Yup. America wasn't ever going to elect a black woman Arazi Nov 26 #20

I voted for Kamala Harris as well, obviously. LisaL Nov 26 #25

Their hands were tied Blue_Tires Nov 27 #37

What Were the Dems Trying to Accomplish? The_Counsel Nov 27 #99

I thought the same too DeepWinter Nov 27 #51

the mood of the country simply didn't support any kind of status quo stopdiggin Nov 26 #6

I thought Kamala and Tim were Great MacKasey Nov 26 #7

they were great... I think they just didn't have enough time to get people to know her LymphocyteLover Nov 26 #15

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On the other hand, everyone knows who Trump is. How hard is it to decide which candidate to vote for? Fish700 Nov 27 #94

Right -- but Repubs have been exposed to endless propaganda how bad Dems are LymphocyteLover Nov 28 #118

Doomed by Merrick Garland in 2021. Yavin4 Nov 26 #8

how could we argue that trump is a fascist wannabe and criminal when he's running around ecstatic Nov 26 #23

The main thing I criticize Biden for is appointing Garland AG Janbdwl72 Nov 27 #34

no other AG has dared to prosecute a president, former or otherwise bigtree Nov 27 #58

There's always a first time for everything. Yavin4 Nov 27 #63

it's not as if the case they were prosecuting was about violations of not just laws bigtree Nov 27 #69

Yep, it shows his base that the "Deep State" was persecuting him. The bigleyest innocent man. Fish700 Nov 27 #93

you mean voters needed for an already convicted felon/adjudicated rapist, convicted tax fraud bigtree Nov 27 #57

If he was guilty he would be in jail. "Fake news" cries his base! Fish700 Nov 27 #95

No. If it wasn't Trump, it would have been an even bigger loss. Self Esteem Nov 27 #77

Is he in jail? Fish700 Nov 27 #96

What's your argument? Self Esteem Nov 27 #106

Trump supporters think the convictions are fake news. Real Convicts are in jail. Fish700 Nov 29 #119

That's putting a bit much on Biden. usonian Nov 26 #9

I think he may not even get credit. Ursus Rex Nov 27 #53

America has bigotry and misogyny in its DNA LuvLoogie Nov 26 #11

I listened to the podcast where they went over this-- very informative LymphocyteLover Nov 26 #13

pisses me off that Joe Rogan wasn't more flexible to meet with her LymphocyteLover Nov 26 #16

Her people said Rogan needed to fly to her womanofthehills Nov 27 #71

Her campaign people told a different story about when he was willing to meet LymphocyteLover Nov 27 #79

I believe it was successful voter suppression, something not mentioned in any post election commentary. nt ShazamIam Nov 26 #17

So 7 million Biden voters TheProle Nov 27 #73

How many times during the 2nd half of 2024 did you read about a state that removed thousands of voters from their ShazamIam Nov 27 #75

She was awesome! Humans need a reboot. Joinfortmill Nov 26 #18

She overperformed if you go by Approval Ratings cjoki4 Nov 26 #19

We don't know that Biden would've lost by a larger margin and will never no standingtall Nov 26 #22

We have a good reason to understand what would happen. Self Esteem Nov 27 #78

I want to know what was said to finally get him to drop out, and who said it Polybius Nov 28 #112

It wasn't one thing is my guess. Self Esteem Nov 28 #114

It's hard to say, because it was so abrupt Polybius Nov 28 #116

Our political system has been corrupted. *rump embraced/embraces that dynamic even comparing himself to Al Capone Uncle Joe Nov 26 #21

She ran of very good campaign but standingtall Nov 26 #24

Fuck that shit... Her less-than-perfect campaign Blue_Tires Nov 27 #38

No Dem voters didn't stab her in the back standingtall Nov 27 #43

Them, too... Blue_Tires Nov 27 #67

Sounds like somebody paid way too much attention to the NY Times. Paladin Nov 27 #47

I disagree Retrograde Nov 26 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Nov 27 #59

Comments in the Huffington post article are rough n/t MichMan Nov 26 #27

I just didn't see the value in parading out a bunch of multimillionaire doc03 Nov 26 #28

She steamrolled Drumpf in the debate True Dough Nov 26 #29

How does a highly educated successful Black woman appeal to NoMoreRepugs Nov 26 #30

From now on, Dems need to dumb everything down Blue_Tires Nov 27 #41

Joe Rogan is a right wing shill standingtall Nov 27 #44

The phrase implies a population's erosion or ignorance of civic duty as a priority. taxi Nov 27 #45

That's the feeling I have too. gemini_liberal Nov 27 #31

Also, dirty tricks and vote suppression NameAlreadyTaken Nov 27 #32

"the mood of the country simply didn't support any kind of status quo" J_William_Ryan Nov 27 #33

That makes absolutely zero sense Blue_Tires Nov 27 #36

Right Cosmocat Nov 27 #39

Like I said, all the support and enthusiasm Blue_Tires Nov 27 #35

I pushed back on DT fading at the time Cosmocat Nov 27 #40

If Dems showed up in numbers Blue_Tires Nov 27 #42

Harris actually got more total votes than Obama. LisaL Nov 27 #46

True She got more votes then Obama but that's misleading standingtall Nov 27 #48

In 2020 nitpicked Nov 27 #54

I said this the last few months: turnout was not going to equal 2020. Self Esteem Nov 27 #82

In 2024 people knew what a disaster a Trump presidency was - unlike 2020 Fish700 Nov 27 #100

That's a bit misleading as well FBaggins Nov 27 #85

Still lower than 2020 Blue_Tires Nov 27 #66

The US has added over 32 million people since 2012. Of course Harris was going to have more total votes than Obama. Self Esteem Nov 27 #81

Yep Cosmocat Nov 27 #50

Trump wasn't fading. He had some of his biggest crowds in the final 90 days of the campaign. Self Esteem Nov 27 #80

So all those venues I saw with Blue_Tires Nov 27 #88

You saw what you wanted to see. Self Esteem Nov 27 #104

No brah, I saw what actually happened... Blue_Tires Nov 27 #109

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She was beyond better than ANYONE who ever ran for office in this country IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. John Shaft Nov 27 #49

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The media's complicity in getting Trump re-elected can't be underestimated dlk Nov 27 #56

I blame Biden's advisors dalton99a Nov 27 #60

Still tone deaf on pocketbook, or at least silent, on pocketbook economics Ms. Toad Nov 27 #61

She addressed pocket book issues a lot in her speeches. Elessar Zappa Nov 27 #62

She started to toward the end, but by the time she recognized that simply telling people not to believe Ms. Toad Nov 27 #72

We had a billion dollars to manipulate social media In our favor JCMach1 Nov 27 #64

If she put forth at least one big vision economic idea, she might have won andym Nov 27 #65

Harris and Walz ran a great campaign. gulliver Nov 27 #68

She did what she could in a short amount of time Dem4life1234 Nov 27 #70

Whoever worked on this campaign should never be allowed near another one. Passages Nov 27 #74

There's interesting. yardwork Nov 27 #90

Quite possibly, but he also had a crypto creep who spent $40 million against him. Passages Nov 27 #92

Maybe next time he will run a different campaign. Passages Nov 27 #98

I don't think people understand how bleak the odds were looking prior to Harris coming into the race. Self Esteem Nov 27 #76

Bullshit Blue Owl Nov 27 #83

K & R Emile Nov 27 #97

Trump panders to his base. Ours is ignored Bobstandard Nov 27 #87

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Yep but look at the guy she was running against. Fish700 Nov 27 #102

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What's the sky like on your planet? Fish700 Nov 27 #105

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oh, well then WhiskeyGrinder Nov 27 #108

Great. In what was called one of the most important elections in our nation's history, we ran a doomed campaign. jalan48 Nov 27 #110

As much as I love Biden, the fact is that he had a 41% approval rating Polybius Nov 28 #115

See that's where they went wrong. ucrdem Nov 28 #117