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Originally Posted by frogger
I tend to think this is the result of news media run as profit centers, looking at low hanging fruit (Hillary, Obama, St. Rudy of 9/11, etc.) to turn into easy news stories. They concentrate on the most well known or trendy candidates, and the more seasoned or qualified candidates never have a chance. For example, Ron Paul only gets media attention when his online fund raising garners big money. Otherwise, he's ignored. Biden is more qualified than the rest of the Dem field, but he's going nowhere. Really qualified candidates that aren't easy for the media to digest and present as sound bites know they'll have no chance. I could be wrong, it's just a theory.
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While I think that's true, I also think the media always wants to create a horse race too. They will beat-up on the lead candidate to push their poll numbers down. Close races mean more ad revenue and more people watching news coverage.