'Monetizing' Electoral Politics: TV Networks Are Out to Sell, Not Tell

[marmar]

Published on Monday, August 22, 2011 by CommonDreams.org
'Monetizing' Electoral Politics: TV Networks Are Out to Sell, Not Tell

by Danny Schechter


Already the projections are in—not for who is going to win the election in 2012---but for how much it is likely to cost.

Public Radio International concludes: “Campaign spending in the 2012 US election could reach $6 or 7 billion dollars as outside groups pay for electoral influence.”

Here we are in the middle of a deep recession that’s getting deeper by the day, with austerity the unofficial slogan du jour while Republican scheme up new ways to trim, cut and decimate government spending, and parties are spending billions on political horse races.

They decry government spending but they don’t talk much about their own spending, do they? ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/08/22-3

[AndyTiedye]

1. 6 Billion for the Repiglickins, Maybe a Billion for Us if We Can Double What We Raised in '08

We will likely find ourselves locked out of prime-time in the months before the election, as
the Repiglickins will have enough money to buy ALL the prime time ad slots on every network.

Even to raise $1 billion for Obama will be extremely difficult.
Who has twice as much money to give as they did in '08?
I sure don't.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, marmar.