“Yes, a candidate can win without cow-towing to the media, because as we have clearly seen the media will be there nonetheless where the story is and what brings them ratings, regardless if or not a candidate co-operates with them.”
Dead on the money. This is exactly what candidates have forgotten and why the media wields ‘power’ over them it really doesn’t have. It has become twisted 180 deg. At their core, the media are little more than rats running around trying to feed off little scraps of information. If you feed the rats, you get more of them. If you make yourself/info scarce, they chase you for it.
Candidates, not the media really have the power for without them there’s no need FOR a media. (In this case, not in general)
Normie - Former rat
Edit - Too early in the morning ;)
“Yes, a candidate can win without cow-towing to the media, because as we have clearly seen, the media will be where the story is nonetheless and cover whatever brings them ratings - regardless of whether or not a candidate co-operates with them.”