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I think the overwhelming evidence points to the contrary, at least so far. We only have a few very recent examples that may very well be exceptions to the rule,
by mtgx 9y ago
I think the overwhelming evidence points to the contrary, at least so far. We only have a few very recent examples that may very well be exceptions to the rule, or perhaps the very beginning of a very long term trend.
It also depends how you measure the money invested. By some calculations Trump received $3 billion worth of free advertising. I guess this also shows that the media can have great influence in swaying elections, too, especially when the hosts' opinions are set on helping one candidate and attacking others (almost constantly, either way), or worse, it comes as an order from the top to do that.
- microcolonel 9y ago> By some calculations Trump received $3 billion worth of free advertising. I guess this also shows that the media can have great influence in swaying elections, too, especially when the hosts' opinions are set on helping one candidate and attacking others (almost constantly, either way), or worse, it comes as an order from the top to do that. In this way, it seems not to matter what specific opinion the media takes at this point. The vast majority of those three gigadollars were spent on media taking a position against the candidate who prevailed, and the candidate who spent the least doing it.