[balls]

You are wrong. Elections are a huge media event. Ads are just a small part of the exposure candidates get. It's a chicken and egg situation. The media strongly influences the polls with the way the poll questions are phrased and by the face time they give the candidates.

This is all very elementary and I don't know why I'm bothering to discuss it.

[Khepri]

“...poll questions are phrased and by the face time the give...”

My point was even with the press blackout, a candidate can BUY ALL THE AIRTIME HE WANTS....

This is all very elementary and I don’t know why I’m bothering to discuss it.