2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumA depressing compilation of what the Press and others did to Hillary
http://electionado.com/canvas/14839194352192016 Election: Here's What You Might Not Have Learnt in Journalism School
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so many more .... please go to the link and read it all.
betsuni
(27,255 posts)scarletlib
(3,482 posts)Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)and they are also why the Dems lose so often, in general
yardwork
(64,073 posts)SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)Ouch.
still_one
(96,436 posts)what happened.
Thanks Nancy
Coolest Ranger
(2,034 posts)How many times have we logged in to see people saying she's a weak candidate that they did not get their dream candidate.
BlueMTexpat
(15,493 posts)The media were awful. Always the double standard, the twisting of positives to negatives and the incessant "emails" and/or "Benghazi" sans facts but always with RW TPs, slants or outright smears.
The "alt-left" was no better. Hillary not only had to fight the constant stream of BS from the front but also the "rear guard actions" on her flank. And those same "alt-lefters" continue to press on here.
Much the same happened to Al Gore in 2000. But it was never quite so vicious - nor did Gore ever have a candidate who had never before been a Democrat challenge him in the Dem primaries so that the party itself became somewhat fractured.
In 2000, Nader at least was honest enough to challenge both major party candidates from outside. Still, I have never forgiven him for enabling the 2000 outcome. Nor will I ever forgive Stein for her 2016 attacks that were always more against Hillary than ever against Trump.
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baldguy
(36,649 posts)Even here on DU.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,165 posts)BSdetect
(9,047 posts)How clever they were. Using all those alt phrases like Obamacare.
When the blinkers come off under drumph you will regret your underhanded attacks.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,569 posts)...owned by the 1%, it's all about money.
BlueMTexpat
(15,493 posts)Hillary Clinton, the slew of vituperative articles or images was mind-blowing. It was NOTHING like that for ANY other candidate,
NOTHING!
Paladin
(28,734 posts)The media's skewed coverage handed the presidency to trump on a silver platter. What a bunch of unprincipled, chickenshit motherfuckers.
mcar
(43,435 posts)All their current talk about journalistic ethics WRT Buzzfeed's release makes it all the more galling.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,468 posts)The playing field was tilted in Trump's favor for months, all for the sake of goddamned ratings...
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)K & R
ismnotwasm
(42,443 posts)And now everyone gets to pay the price