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The war is on between Trump and the conservative media
Business Insider ^ | September 24, 2015 | Rob Garver, The Fiscal Times

Posted on 09/24/2015 9:05:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Recent media coverage of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has noted that the loudmouthed billionaire currently leading the Republican field in public opinion polls has been increasingly eager to complain to his audiences about how the “dishonest” media is covering his campaign.

Floating theories about NBC suppressing coverage of its own polls in order to report on other findings less friendly to Trump and about the heat on the stage at CNN’s debate last week, the real estate mogul and former reality television star has come across as a little bit paranoid.

Of course, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t meant they aren’t out to get you....

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Politics; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; media; msm; newyork; trump
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To: nathanbedford

See my tagline...


21 posted on 09/24/2015 9:30:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: nathanbedford

See my tagline...


22 posted on 09/24/2015 9:30:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: Jim Robinson

Seems the real reason Trump and Faux are having problems has something to do with the Ttrump family not turning their back on Murdock’s X wife Wendy
Here’s one of the links
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2342335/Murdoch-divorce-Wendi-Deng-totally-blindsided-Murdoch-plots-quiet-divorce-sparking-furious-gossip-friends.html


23 posted on 09/24/2015 9:30:54 PM PDT by hoosiermama (If Obama canÂ’t convince Americans heÂ’s not a moslem then it certainly isnÂ’t TrumpÂ’s job to do s)
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To: moehoward

And most of them don’t really mean it.


24 posted on 09/24/2015 9:31:15 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S. Feel the Trump-mentum!(insert ireally.supportCruzdisclaimerhere/))
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To: ScottinVA

Just give me the wall and shut down bloody carbon/global warming demands and I will be just fine with Trump.
Cruz is my first but if he doesn’t propose a prettier wall may just slide over.


25 posted on 09/24/2015 9:31:49 PM PDT by libbylu (It is no longer right vs left. It is right vs wrong.)
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To: nathanbedford

The media is biased, the debate moderators are biased, Republican candidates are physically ugly, too young, losers, okay doctors etc. Everybody is off base but Donald Trump.

.....

You noticed that too?

Political Wars don’t sound like a good idea for someone who is going to want a whole lot of votes someday


26 posted on 09/24/2015 9:34:47 PM PDT by woofie
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Conservative media? Funny stuff...☺
27 posted on 09/24/2015 9:35:55 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: hoosiermama

BINGO


28 posted on 09/24/2015 9:38:13 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Congress will have blood on their hands if anything happens because of the Iran appeasement)
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To: hoosiermama

Ivanka and Wendy ex Murdoch, are close friends.


29 posted on 09/24/2015 9:40:34 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Congress will have blood on their hands if anything happens because of the Iran appeasement)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Cry if I Wanna; moehoward; chris37; BigEdLB; hoosiermama; RoosterRedux

Trump can’t articulate the issues. I realize most Freepers can’t either, but the Republican nominee must have this ability.

*******

Yet he’s in first place in every poll, gets millions of dollars in free publicity every week, is polling at 25% with black voters, doing well with Hispanics, drives the narrative and is getting tons of crossover votes.


From Rush, today....

So they have been eagerly anticipating the day they can report he’s leveled off. They then are eagerly anticipating the day they can report his support is falling and dwindling. And they are eagerly anticipating the day when they can report one of two other things, that either some other candidate has taken the lead over Trump or that Trump has decided to pull out. Those are the two future prospects that many in the Drive-By Media now are wedded to and excited about.

And in fact here at the Washington Post: “Donald Trump’s Slide in the Polls is Beginning to Look Real.” This is a story by Philip Bump. “You might have seen new national poll numbers from Fox News, released Wednesday night. ... Donald Trump ... remains in first place in the race ... actually increasing his share of support from 25 percent to 26 percent,” but wait, but wait.

You might also have seen CNN’s new poll from over the weekend. That one had Trump at 24%, down from 32%. Trump gets real mad when you cite that poll, by the way. He doesn’t like you talking about that poll. That’s why he got mad at O’Reilly, ‘cause O’Reilly cited a CNN poll, Trump got mad. And then there’s the Bloomberg poll out today, showing Trump at 21 right where he’s always been, so what gives here? So you got three polls, Trump flat in two of them and down eight points in another one.

I’ll tell you what gives here. Leave it to me to provide the answer. What gives is that the Washington Post is still harping on one poll that showed Trump’s number declining. They are ignoring all the other more recent polls that show him staying the same or going up, even if it’s just a point or two. And what gives is the Washington Post has completely given up all pretense of journalism, is now working full time in the propaganda business. That’s what’s up, since they asked, I’m happy to answer.


30 posted on 09/24/2015 9:43:04 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: nathanbedford

well said, thank god sanity is still alive on fr


31 posted on 09/24/2015 9:44:14 PM PDT by TheRightGuy (I want MY BAILOUT ... a billion or two should do!)
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To: ScottinVA

I know...it was pretty embarrassing as Trump knew he wasn’t equipped to handle himself. Though he should have been....

I believe he thought he could win with just his rallying cries, and the people helped to make him think that equally so....it’s been a good ride and nobody is more surprised then Trump that he became so hot so fast. His body language and expressions showed this many times.....

But I recall in this last debate he had notes which were a total source of frustration to him as he fumbled through them trying to maintain what he wanted to say and cover the topics of his notes....he couldn’t...got three out and these were vague at best...and was so happy the moderator said lets do Q&A.......the relief he had was obvious....but even then he didn’t do well.....he was thrown off his game from pretty much the get go.....it was sad to watch really.


32 posted on 09/24/2015 9:46:44 PM PDT by caww
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To: Jim Robinson
What conservative media?

Precisely.

There's a big business opportunity out there, now that Fox went liberal, too.

33 posted on 09/24/2015 9:47:03 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Ok. We won't call them 'Anchor Babies'. From now on, we shall call them 'Fetal Grappling Hooks'.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Conservative media? Everyone knows that doesn’t exist.


34 posted on 09/24/2015 9:51:43 PM PDT by Bullish (Face it, insanity is just not presidential.)
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To: caww

How bout this....

I have pin buttons that say

“NEVER VOTE FOR A POLITICIAN”

A great message for Donald


35 posted on 09/24/2015 9:51:46 PM PDT by hapnHal (**)
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To: Helicondelta
Karl Rove, George Will and Rich Lowry should be fired before Trump should even consider returning to the network.

And they can take Megan Smelly with them.

36 posted on 09/24/2015 9:54:32 PM PDT by Bullish (Face it, insanity is just not presidential.)
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To: Jane Long

Looking at the internals of the polls, they are squirrely. They have to have incongruous sampling. The moderate-liberal polling in the Quinnipiac poll went up and the more conservative polling went down, as an example... And not just a point or two. Figures lie, and liars figure... Abe Lincoln was a smart fellow.


37 posted on 09/24/2015 9:56:11 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Congress will have blood on their hands if anything happens because of the Iran appeasement)
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To: willyd

What’s he going to do? Read his book during interviews or debates? He needs to be able to clearly articulate his positions on any occasion with a depth of knowledge and authority, not just refer to books.


38 posted on 09/24/2015 10:07:30 PM PDT by randita (...Our First Lady is a congenital liar - William Safire, 1996)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Conservative media = subsidized by the GOP elites, Club for Growth, and rich donors to GOP candidates.


39 posted on 09/24/2015 10:08:42 PM PDT by entropy12 (When you vote for a candidate, you are actually voting for his rich donors! Trump has no rich donors)
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To: Jane Long

Well researched and real facts from Rush.....as usual!


40 posted on 09/24/2015 10:11:40 PM PDT by entropy12 (When you vote for a candidate, you are actually voting for his rich donors! Trump has no rich donors)
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