To: i-node who wrote (718777 ) 5/31/2013 4:28:03 PM From: Alighieri Read Replies (2) | Respond to But surely, you comprehend that if the media is totally unwilling to report factually -- if they are willing to bend (to the point of near breakage) the truth about one candidate or the other, it would be difficult if not impossible for anyone other than the media's choice to win the election? Obama did do a great job of targeting the intellectually weak voter -- those who believed, for example, that supporting Obama would get them free stuff. Naturally, Romney never had a chance of any sort with the black community who were motivated by skin color rather than the content of the candidates' character. Romney's 47% statement, while essentially correct, was played in the most derogatory fashion for a solid 10 days, while Obama's mis-steps went unreported. I'm not really whining -- this is where we are in this country today. But it becomes increasingly difficult to have a fair election when the deck is so heavily stacked against competent candidates who are honest. It is what it is, and it is on other candidates to figure out how to deal with it. The Republicans failed miserably on their IT operation and they have to fix that. But the important point is that Obama did NOT win on the issues. He won on technique and propaganda. Had the race been about issues, he simply would not have stood a chance.
