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2016 Postmortem

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18. The media just had to have their "horse race" which changed everything...

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 04:03 PM

Jan 2017

The playing field was tilted in Trump's favor for months, all for the sake of goddamned ratings...

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A depressing compilation of what the Press and others did to Hillary [View all] OKNancy Jan 2017 OP

Bookmarked, thank you. (nt) betsuni Jan 2017 #1

Mindblowing. scarletlib Jan 2017 #2

which is why I think the fucking media is the number 1 reason Hillary lost Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #3

I can't bear to relive it... SticksnStones Jan 2017 #5

They are still doing it to her on this sight Coolest Ranger Jan 2017 #7

My first reaction! BlueMTexpat Jan 2017 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2017 #21

And they're still doing it. baldguy Jan 2017 #8

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2017 #9

Decades of spurios, contrived attacks. Not just against HRC. BSdetect Jan 2017 #10

And folks here ate that up and linked to RT for dessert bettyellen Jan 2017 #11

The press and media... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2017 #12

Every time I would "google" BlueMTexpat Jan 2017 #14

Unforgivable double standard, throughout the entire campaign. Paladin Jan 2017 #15

I will never forgive the MSM for the way they treated HRC mcar Jan 2017 #16

It's legion. And ongoing. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #17

Thanks! Scurrilous Jan 2017 #19

Yeah it was bullshit ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #20