Bernie Sanders is running as much against the ‘corporate media’ as he is against Hillary Clinton

[Uncle Joe]

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All true in terms of how his supporters see him. But, there's also another part of Sanders' appeal: his indictment of the so-called "corporate media" and its allegedly not-so-hidden agendas in the presidential race. That message appeals to the growing sense among liberals that the media is rigged to a) favor Clinton and b) treat politics like a game rather than a serious contest of ideas.

"The corporate media talks about all kinds of issues except the most important issues," Sanders says in response to a question about whether he will attack Clinton. "Time after time I am being asked to criticize Hillary Clinton. That's the sport that you guys like. The reason this campaign is doing well is we're talking about the issues that impact the American people."

(snip)

While most people associate media-hating with conservatives, it's been a growing community on the left now as well. There's a very real sense among Sanders supporters -- many of whom e-mail me daily! -- that the Vermont Senator is being ignored as a serious threat to Clinton's frontrunner status simply because that doesn't fit the media's pre-established narrative.

Attacking the media as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the same "powers that be" that ruined the economy and are exacerbating the gap between rich and poor for their own gain is very much in Sanders' message wheelhouse. And, it's a critical piece to understanding why he's generating so much enthusiasm and passion on the campaign trail.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/08/18/bernie-sanders-is-running-as-much-against-the-corporate-media-as-he-is-against-hillary-clinton/

Kudos Bernie Sanders for not playing the game and to the Washington Post for using the words "corporate media' because it's all too real in every respect.

[TDale313]

1. Yes he is.

In fact, he's really reserved his attacks for the media, Repugs, and Wall Street- and not Hillary so much. I think he wants to address his issues, I think he intends to run the best campaign he can, but I think he's pragmatic enough to not want to see Hillary so damaged that if she *does* win the nomination she won't win in the general. He's not running a scorched earth "both sides are exactly the same" Naderesque campaign. Trump on the other hand just might.

[Uncle Joe]

3. I agree, TDale. n/t

[Uncle Joe]

2. Fascinating, they have already changed the title of this opinion piece since I first posted it

a few minutes ago.

Now it reads "Bernie Sanders is really running against the ‘corporate media’"

What's up with that?

[GrainOfSands]

4. Thank you

Nice article, thanks for posting it. I'm a Bernie Sanders supporter all the way!