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Well, perhaps the media can be blamed for the early start of the campaigns but that's about it. As for the media "clout" it took just about the biggest hit possible over the past few months.
The Dem nomination was virtually awarded to Hillary from day one. Especially when no seemingly viable opponents announced. And then those who did announce that the media touted as possible rivals such as Biden and Dodd quickly flamed out after being given much air time and exposure. Edwards was a darling for a while and also given much air time but he faded badly. Only Obama survived and now he actually seems to have more momemtum than Clinton. So much for media "clout" on that front.
The GOP was even worse for the media. Virtually ALL of the heavy hitters gave McCain no chance. Listening to the FOX experts made it sound like McCain was wasting his time. Goobers such as Kristol, Barnes, Krauthammer, and Hume made fun of everything from what happened to McCain in SC in 2000 to his pathetic lack of funds. Then when McCain persisted they jumped on the Fred Thompson bandwagon when anyone with double digit IQ could see that Fred was like an actor without a script. Then they annointed Romney the can't miss guy. These are EXPERTS?
Then there was another bunch such as Limbaugh, Coulter, Ingraham, and especially Hannity who could not see how Rudy 911 would not prevail. Then they also were forced to jump to Mitt after a brief fling with Flameout Fred. "OOPS" once again!
If this is the media "running the show" then it appears that we really don't have much to worry about from them!
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