The M$M's Job Is To Keep The Appearance Of A Very Close Election.

[remember2000forever]

A Landslide Is Not What The "Powers That Be" Want. Then, When It Becomes "Count The Votes" Time, Our Media And Voting Machines Will Work Their Magic. Oh, It Will Be Close, Alright. But Probably Just Not Quite Enough To Elect Change.

Perhaps, This Time Around, Voters Should Wear Huge Obama Buttons. That Way, The Exit Polls Won't Be Deemed As Insignificant, And Wrong, As They Have In The Past.

[marmar]

1. Yup. They're going to do their best to keep the game going.....

.... and that means keeping McCain in play.

[Atman]

2. I only half agree.

They want Obama in so they'll have the Democrats to blame for when the lid is finally pulled back on Bush's eight year crime spree. The results will be (already are?) disastrous for the country, and if McSame is in office, it will be impossible to shift the blame. The GOP will have to own it, no matter what. But Obama, an inexperienced black guy, will be an easy cover for them.

As for the "horse race," that is merely self-serving promotion. It won't be interesting if everyone knows that Obama has a 75% lead. Who'd bother to watch cable news for the next three months if the result is a foregone conclusion? No one, and the Media conglomerates know it. They already have laughably small audiences, and can't afford to lose a single one of them, so instead of telling the truth, they're creating the story that will draw the most viewers.

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[DCKit]

4. Can we encourage our friends and neighbors to turn off the MSM?

If they lose viewers now, they may realize we're starving for real news and not the crap they've been shoving down our craws the past eight years. If we don't watch (and I'm thinking their numbers come from Neilson and, maybe, companies like TIVO) their advertisers might begin to wonder what benefit they're getting from the millions they're spending.

Can we at least give the appearance that their numbers are declining? I don't see any other way to get the free press back on our side.

[rurallib]

3. per a post over at DKos:

"McCain trying to throw the election; media won't let him."

[FDRismega]

5. obama supporters are unbelievable

the media want a close election and NOW you're complaining? the obama supporters didn't mind when the media wanted a close primary.