The media's magic trick

[jpgray]

We all know the media are for Bush, and not for a Democrat in the GE. People have postulated that the media want to put up the weakest candidate for Bush to smack down.

But I think that they may want to recreate 1968.

They're working nonstop on dividing us. They focus on the horserace, and on the negative attacks. Flip to any of the major networks or the cable channels after a debate--they will call it a "yawnfest" or a "lackluster" debate if the guys aren't at each other's throats.

We in the left have become highly polarized because of the Iraq War. Coincidentally, the major candidates consist of two who voted for the war, and two who were outsiders and tout their opposition towards that war. They build up one or the other on a whim and then tear him down. They did it with Kerry early after his campaign flagged, they are doing it with Clark now in the wake of New Hampshire, and they did it with Dean after Iowa.

I believe if Dean or Clark wins the nomination, all the Democrats who supported Kerry or Edwards will happily work and vote for either. Much of what I have seen on this board leads me to believe the converse is not true--activists attracted chiefly by the anti-war stance will not all vote for the "establishment", or "war supporters". You can find many vanity threads on DU based on that exact message.

So my guess is we will get a "yes" IWR voter as a nominee, and then the left will become viciously fractured and Bush will win. Hey, it has worked before. Some people refused to hold their noses for Humphrey, they may well refuse to do so for Kerry or Edwards. It was the wrong time to punish the left instead of Nixon then, and I believe it is the wrong time now to punish Kerry or Edwards instead of Bush now. But as DU proves, we are deeply divided, and probably people will denounce this as a call for "loyalty oaths". :)

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

1. You probably shouldn't take what anyone here says seriously

This is an internet discussion board, after all, which means a lot of hyperbole and "my candidate's dick is bigger than your candidate's dick" type stuff. It's all just talk. Without the anonymity of the computer screen, I doubt you'd hear half the things people say here in real life.

When it comes down to election day I truly believe the people here will get it together. I think people are still smarting too much from the Nader factor of 2000 to make that same mistake again anyway.

[jpgray]

2. True, but this election is a big deal to me. (nt)

[blm]

3. Well said.

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