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In reply to the discussion: Hillary a weak candidate? [View all]politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)everytime he told one, or if they had refused to print his derogatory Tweets (aimed at the other candidates and the media (i.e. lying Ted and the Fake News) and only recognized him when he spoke like an "adult" and a presidential candidate, and not like a junior high school bully, and didn't give him all that free call in time on shows like "Morning Joe" at the expense of all the other candidates; this election campaign would have had a much different result.
My guess is that he wouldn't have made it through the primaries. The media helped create a monster, and since it worked for him, every candidate in 2018 and 2020 will use the same tactics. It is going to get ugly. If we're ever going to have another civilized primary election again, the media is going to have to establish ground rules regarding name calling and fact checking lies in real time, and equal time for each candidate meaning if you give one candidate an hour long call in to a network, you have to give everyone the same treatment. The goal being nobody gets to call in for an hour long rambling, candidate bashing session full of self-serving lies.