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imanamerican63

(13,800 posts)
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 08:31 AM Feb 2016

Here is an idea that might end the Trump train wreck?

Last edited Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:53 PM - Edit history (1)

With all the money that the super packs spent for negative ads, maybe they should pay the TV and radio stations to not cover Trump? Sure, it may not work, but all the media coverage of Trump is helping him spread his rhetoric and spew his hatred. He says he loves fat people, skinny people, dumb and smart, men and women, Mexicans too. None of this true, he only likes himself and his money! We all know that he is bigoted, rich bully and will get richer from this train wreck in every aspect of his campaign. I thought he would have never made it is far, I was so wrong. I am not sure if he can be stopped and just hope the in GE that people get wise to him, voting their minds and hearts, not madness and hatred.

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Here is an idea that might end the Trump train wreck? (Original Post) imanamerican63 Feb 2016 OP
And how does that work? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #1
True, I was being sarcastic! imanamerican63 Feb 2016 #2

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
1. And how does that work?
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 08:40 AM
Feb 2016

Networks earn revenue by selling ad time, ad time is priced based on viewing audience. If people want to see Trump they will tune to the networks that carry him. Those that don't won't be able to sell ad time for as much money and those that do carry him will realize the benefit.

Forsaking a popular commodity in a free market is economic suicide.

It also won't work considering how many networks are available as well as alternative media sources.

And we don't want such a thing to work. If the media would collude to spike Trump they could spike anything else they deemed to be for our own good. We need and want an aggressive, competitive, adversarial press.

imanamerican63

(13,800 posts)
2. True, I was being sarcastic!
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 10:04 AM
Feb 2016

They let him get more time than other and was pointing out people need to wake up, now, before we loose what we think was to be easy!

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