2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSo Dr. Oz Is Aiding And Abetting Trump And His Lying, Weasling, Conning Ways.....
Dr. Oz is one of Trump's 'deplorables'. Dr. Oz is a fraud just like Trump. Birds of a feather. Next Trump will probably appear on a Dr. Phil show and have Dr.Phil sign off on a psychological profile of Trump. Then we'll probably see Trump on one of the Court TV shows (is Judge Judy still around). Whomever the judge is will say that he is innocent of any infractions with respect to Trump University and the Trump Foundation. Trump will probably cap off this round of contrived reality TV programs with an appearance on one of Fox News financial shows to absolve him of having to release anything regarding his taxes.
Folks we're watching reality TV play out at its worst here in this election. I for one will be glad when this is over and Hillary is our next president and Trump fades into oblivion - stripped of his money and destitute and being hunted down by the Russians and Chinese whom he will owe a lot of money to.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)Oz is going to get higher rating because of it too. They both win.
global1
(25,247 posts)Obama used the internet and social media in the run up to his win in 2008 along with the 50 state strategy.
In 2016 Bernie improved on the use of social media for his campaign.
But it is Trump that is using the TV/Media to try and win this election. And you have to be aware that Trump knows how to use the media as he's been a part of the reality TV craze. So in Trump's mind it's all about ratings and he's winning that battle.
The media cable news outlets are also in it for the ratings. That's why they are always trying to make things look close in the polling.
And you said it - these reality talk show hosts stick up for each other and they are in it for the ratings as well. Dr. Oz is a ratings whore.
But beyond that every program that Hillary, Trump, President Obama or Michelle appear on capitalizes on the ratings game as well. Be it the View; Ellen's show; any of the late night talk shows; etc.
They are all in it for the ratings and the almighty buck. Higher ratings - the more $'s they can command for commercial time.
We need to take the money out of politics. We need to end Citizen's United. We need to get back to some semblance of order.
Democat
(11,617 posts)Does Trump's campaign seem to be outmaneuvering Clinton's?
You are complaining about the TV hosts, well how about Clinton's campaign start getting smarter than Trump? Bill Clinton was the master of using popular culture to win over voters. Now Trump appears to be beating Hillary at the same game. Why?
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)Democat
(11,617 posts)But the campaign made some stumbles in the last week and I don't think everyone is just going to ignore it
This is not just Clinton's life at stake, it's all of our lives.
Wounded Bear
(58,656 posts)There will be time....