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Takket

(21,715 posts) Sat Jun 23, 2018, 09:54 PM Jun 2018

We don't exist to the media

Hillary won the people, and if voting were required, probably would have won in a landslide.

Yet to the media, we simply don't exist.

I just read the 17,422,891st thread on this board (maybe en exaggeration) linking to an article where drumpf voters are interviewed.

I'm so sick of it.

Why don't we matter? And this goes back to election season when ALL we ever heard from was the angry drumpf voter. Even during the primary OTHER RETHUG supporters could not get any airtime or interviews

Just out of curiosity I googled "Clinton voter interview" just to see if there are a ton of articles I've just missed. I found ONE Clinton voter article from Washington Post on March 30th on the first google page. There was also one from Politico Magazine that was more of a hit piece on Clinton voters than actually letting them air their beliefs.

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We don't exist to the media (Original Post) Takket Jun 2018 OP

Right on. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #1

You hit the nail on the head Nonhlanhla Jun 2018 #2

K and R Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #3

We don't exist ladym55 Jun 2018 #4

Great point. Doesn't our anger matter? Cause I'm beyond pissed. Tatiana Jun 2018 #5

It's makes much more sense to me to just go around those who want to ignore you and especially ..... nolabels Jun 2018 #6

The reporters are so lazy wellst0nev0ter Jun 2018 #7

It does seem to be the narrative the media is going with. CBHagman Jun 2018 #8

We know who owns the media. defacto7 Jun 2018 #9

Interviewing maxrandb Jun 2018 #10

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

1. Right on.

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 09:55 PM

Jun 2018

I think by now we have a firm grasp on "the trum voter" No?

Nonhlanhla

(2,074 posts)

2. You hit the nail on the head

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 09:57 PM

Jun 2018

This has been one of my pet peeves for some time now.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,117 posts)

3. K and R

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 09:57 PM

Jun 2018

ladym55

(2,577 posts)

4. We don't exist

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 09:58 PM

Jun 2018

Our party doesn't exist, either. I am tired of hearing that Dems don't have a message or aren't doing anything. They are!! They just get NO coverage.

Tatiana

(14,167 posts)

5. Great point. Doesn't our anger matter? Cause I'm beyond pissed.

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 10:13 PM

Jun 2018

I can barely speak to a someone I know is a Trump supporter... and when I do, I struggle to control my profanity.

That's why the public shaming of Trump officials needs to continue, whenever they are in public. We know all about how angry the MAGAts are.

Maybe they should start feeling our wrath too. Not only with our words, but with our actions and dollars and votes.

nolabels

(13,133 posts)

6. It's makes much more sense to me to just go around those who want to ignore you and especially .....

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 10:14 PM

Jun 2018

if they standing in your way.

Also, in my view, if you let them tell you what they think, then eventually you will be in their orbit (the first step in control).

wellst0nev0ter

(7,509 posts)

7. The reporters are so lazy

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 10:18 PM

Jun 2018

They don't even bother to check if they are being spin doctored by reptile repuke operatives.

http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2018/06/derp-they-did-it-again

CBHagman

(16,994 posts)

8. It does seem to be the narrative the media is going with.

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 10:31 PM

Jun 2018

There's been lavish attention given to Trump and then the plethora of articles explaining how Trump voters feel about all this. You'd never know that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote.

Then again, thinking back to 2000, I don't recall that the media narrative then was that we were a divided country and that Bush should watch how he treads, either. It was "Move along, people; nothing to see here." Of course now it's worse, because Dubya wasn't treated as this endlessly fascinating creature.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

9. We know who owns the media.

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 11:04 PM

Jun 2018

It doesn't take much more of a step to figure out why we're invisible.

maxrandb

(15,401 posts)

10. Interviewing

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 11:07 PM

Jun 2018

the criminally insane has always been better for ratings than interviewing thoughtful, intelligent and rational people.

We just can't compete with the crazy.

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