Our Media reports the election as a close race and it is not a close race. Why?

[pwb]

Money, they want all they can get. So little mention of Women's rights being taken away and puke asshole ry. Just always that in off years the other party makes gains. Maybe in normal times that is so but Women are still pissed and will be until their freedoms are restored. This made up close race invites claims of fraud. Our Media needs to be right and what is news should be addressed legislatively when we win.

[Meadowoak]

1. It's always a horse race according to the media, they just want

Advertising dollars, so they need ratings. Our job is to vote, vote a straight D ticket from President to dog catcher, it matters. Vote like we're 10 points behind even if we are 10 points ahead. GOTV

[FoxNewsSucks]

2. It is a close race, thanks to republicons dirty tricks

In addition to the reasons you mention, a "close" race can more easily be stolen.

[LuckyLib]

3. Our media is owned. eom

[pwb]

4. Yes, our Wealth class owns the Media.

How much money is enough?

[Kaleva]

5. It's always been that way. Yellow journalism of the 1800's for example

An effort to increase readership and thus profits

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. "what is news should be addressed legislatively when we win" - really?

Do you think laws about what can be called "news" would stand any chance at all of being compatible with the First Amendment? Even if the amendment didn't exist, do you really think it's a good idea for a government to define what news is about?

[pwb]

7. Yes.

Separate Opinion from News. Define what you are presenting. I am not saying to Oppress speech, just define it more for the viewers. Announce when opinion is discussed, separate it from real news.

[TheProle]

8. That distinction has surely been lost in the age of cable news

and even online. There was clarity in the golden age of newspapers that you were going to get hard news except on a clearly-labeled Editorial page.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. Ironically, your claim that "the election" is not close is just your opinion

The news media can point to many polls showing, for instance, that the Republicans are still more likely to win a majority in the House. But since you personally don't agree with that, you think that must be just their "opinion", and you'd forbid the polls from being reported as 'news'.

[pwb]

10. Sadly your opinion is

just an opinion that I am wrong. You go ahead and think that. If polls are accurate news to you, you must be wrong a lot eh? Good luck with your new leader in Britain, she seems nice?

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. But you want to enshrine your reckoning of opinions in law

by banning the reporting of polls that don't mesh with your personal feelings.