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Chuckie and Andrea's idea of "balance" (Original Post) coti Nov 2019 OP
Pretty much. Garrett78 Nov 2019 #1
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Garrett78

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1. Pretty much.
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 01:22 AM
Nov 2019

If Candidate A commits 100 atrocious acts and Candidate B commits 1, many in the media seem to think 50% of their coverage must be spent on the 100 and 50% on the 1. It's ludicrous but that's how they tend to operate.

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