Reply #46: The media CREATED Hillary as the front runner before 04 was even over! [View All]

[earthlover]

Up until late October (after Clinton flubbed the debate question about drivers licenses for immigrants), Clinton had the majority of the press coverage, was basically viewed by the media as the heir apparent, and most of her press was positive.

Every wonder why someone with only a little over one term of elected office is considered the front runner?

The problem with this scenario, of course, was that there was a growing number of democrats who were not exactly turned on by the Hillary campaign. Part of this is Hillary's fault....she basically ran on the idea that the nomination was her birthright. She didn't give a positive reason to support her other than she was ahead in the polls, it was her time, she was inevitable. So, given this vaccuum of ideas and inspiration, comes Obama with a change message, and idealistic vision of unity.

The Hillary campaign were not really prepared for what happened. The voters gave a lot more support to Obama than their worst nightmares. Actually, they never dreamed there would be such opposition to her coronation. Out of desperation, they went negative. This backfired.

What has happened is an interesting dynamic. The establishment candidate, annointed by the media as the front runner, was basically dethroned by an upstart campaign and a rush of people who hungered for something different. There would be no coronation. Not this time.

So now the media have caught up with what is going on with the people. It is no longer a Hillary coronation. The media are no longer in bed with the Clintons. Gasp: Obama gets some media attention as the front runner.

The Hillary Herd is no doubt frustrated at the media coverage they thought was their birth-right....but them's the breaks.

The people will make their decision.