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[–] flyawayhigh 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Howard Dean was perfectly clean and a model of Presidential electability. The corporate media single-handedly destroyed his chances with literally not-a-thing legitimate. It is imperative that we begin to understand this media power. The Howard Dean case is the premiere/textbook example.

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[–] Empire_of_the_mind 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

the media did it at the behest of the Democrats, who Dean was making look bad and who had pre-ordained Kerry from the start. Rand Paul will be subject to similar machinations by the GOP this year if he emerges as a front-runner.

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[–] flyawayhigh 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

The media was in charge. It just happened that some powerful well-funded Democrats wanted the same thing that the media wanted this particular time -- to make it possible for Bush to steal another election. And which Democrats did the media give TV time to? Which were basically shut out? And so it went.