Complaint that media was mean to McCain is nuts (whether or not you add "and this is why we got Trump") Overall, very positive. Perpetuated "maverick" brand. McCain joked media was his base. David Brooks called him McCain (R-media). Take a break from grievance-mongering for once.
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Nicholas Grossman Retweeted Ben Shapiro
Notion that the media was mean to McCain and that caused Trump is weirdly widespread, despite the fact that the media was much better to him than most other politicians (something McCain and prominent media figures readily acknowledged). 2/xhttps://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1034121680287744004 …
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Nicholas Grossman Retweeted James Hasson
Yes, McCain was civil, got smeared, and lost. Romney was civil, got smeared, and lost. Then GOP nominated Trump. Gore was civil, got smeared, and lost. Kerry was civil, got smeared, and lost. Then Dems nominated Obama. Maybe causal factor isn't smears. 3/xhttps://twitter.com/JamesHasson20/status/1033848224954691585 …
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James Hasson @JamesHasson20Completely agree. A chunk of the base watched McCain be civil, get smeared, and lose. Then they watched Romney be civil, get smeared, and lose. So they concluded the nominee would be smeared regardless, norms didn’t matter, and only winning elections mattered. Enter Trump. https://twitter.com/neontaster/status/1033731428520001537 …Show this thread2 replies 4 retweets 12 likesShow this thread -
Of 21st century POTUS candidates, media covered Obama and McCain most positively (in that order). I'd argue they deserved it (relatively). You might disagree. Doesn't mean McCain wasn't criticized. Smeared even. Of course he was. He was running for president. 4/x
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FFS, take some personal responsibility. Republicans had many options in 2016. Multiple people of integrity. Chose Trump anyway. It's not because political opponents and media figures were mean to McCain and Romney. It's because Republican voters wanted Trump. 5/x
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I don't doubt that many Republicans believe that harsh public criticism of McCain and Romney made them vote Trump. But that's an excuse. A shirking of responsibility. And it's pathetic. 6/x
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"Some people were mean to me, so I had to do something terrible to everyone" is a supervillain origin story, not a reasoned political argument. You're adults. Citizens. Voters. Own your choices. (END)
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Replying to @Akh96Wangler
Earth. Although I've become less certain this is Earth 1 (kidding, kidding).
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Another good one, about 2012.http://www.journalism.org/2012/11/02/winning-media-campaign-2012/ …
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Also, I'm skeptical of these negative-positive coverage studies, in part because they imply negative coverage was unjustified. For example, "Sarah Palin Displays Poor Knowledge of Foreign Policy" would be a negative story about the McCain campaign. It would also be accurate.
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