Why is the media in the tank for Donald Trump? They cover him ALL DAY LONG!

[brooklynite]

His tanking polls...

His conflicts with the rest of the GOP...

His flip flops on the "secret Iran video"...

His irresponsible comments about nuclear weapons...

It's just not fair!

[PJMcK]

1. Ratings (n/t)

[pinboy3niner]

2. *snort*

[C_U_L8R]

3. In Trump's mind...

he's happy stealing all attention away from Hillary
regardless of how it makes him look.
It's makes Hillary seem invisible.
Just ask Jeb or Ted or Little Marco.

[liberal N proud]

4. He is sensational and that they can sell

Not knowing what will come out of his mouth next keeps the media focused. Then when he says it, they love it because now they have hours and hours they can spend talking about it, analyzing and replaying it.

[MichiganVote]

5. Trump is to truth what the media is to valid news reporting

[Siwsan]

6. Pretty much for the pure entertainment value, and anticipation of what he will say, next

He is kind of like political guerrilla street theater. He probably knows where he is going, with what he is saying, but it could change on a whim.

[BlueCaliDem]

7. They're in the tank for Republicans, and have been since Reagan. They do the bidding of the GOP.

But they don't consider DumbTrump part of the GOP so they're giving him as much rope as he desires.

I'd rather see them critically question the likes of McCain, Paul "Eddie Munster" Ryan, Mitch McConnell, and more substantive issues that are affecting our country and the American people due to their laziness in Congress. Republicans have all but conceded the presidential race to Hillary Clinton but they've shifted all their money and attention on keeping the Senate and House. Now, the House is a tall order (though not unwinnable) but the Senate should also go to us, and by a comfortable margin.

I wish, for once, the Republican-controlled U.S. Media would ask Republicans in Congress why the American people should re-elect them since they haven't done shit since taking control of Congress, and why they haven't given Chief Judge Merrick Garland a meeting. But nope. They'd rather cover the already dead-in-the-water DumbTrump and his many, many foibles because it can't hurt Republicans and they can still claim to be our (long extinct) 4th Estate.

[beachbum bob]

8. trump is a continuous news story for all the crap he spits out...trump knows how to get free press

unfortunately...and very fortunate for us....he doesn't know how to control his mouth....never has....never will

[B Calm]

9. It's the comedy factor.

[Sunlei]

10. hang on to your hats, we will see more & more 'breaking news' with its name in headline

(R) focus is on congress and senate seats, they don't much care who is president as long as it distracts.

[emulatorloo]

11. Yes, I wish they would just stop showing what an incompetent and insane tool he is!

Great OP!