Why is MSM STILL asking. "Who will come out ahead in the healthcare debate?".

[annabanana]

Are they advocating against the Law?

Seriously, though. Shouldn't they be busy informing us on how the new Law will be rolling out?

[polichick]

1. Their game is conflict and drama, not reporting. Pure reporting ended long ago. nt

[KharmaTrain]

4. They never did "Pure Reporting"

News has always been a subdivision of companies that made their money with entertainment. For years it was a loss leader and necessary evil, but still part of the entertainment machine and expected to draw ratings and be sellable to the highest bidder. It's worse now since we live in a 24/7 newscycle as opposed to the 30 minutes a night of 20 years ago. There's lot of airtime to fill and to fill it in an "entertaining" fashion. Thus the networks now attempt to manipulate the news...create controversies where they are minimal or don't exist and play off "partisanship" to draw eyeballs. "Pure reporting" involves investments the networks gave up on years ago. You find it now on the blogs.

[ThomWV]

2. Because if the MSM can't keep the issue alive Republicans will have nothing to run on in November

[tom_paine]

5. Exactly. They are Corporate-Controlled and they boost RNC talking points pretty openly

Not only does it provide cover for the Rushpublics, but by continually asking the question (they would NEVER be asked in the way of a Rushpublic bill passed) they inoculate the viewers with RNC Talking Points in the framing of this "Big Question".

The implication inoculated like a subconscious advertisement in people's brains is that this important legislation is actually helping the RUSHPUBLICS politically.

[malaise]

3. Ask hack Gregory

He just suggested that the debate is far from over. Schumer versus Graham on now

[ixion]

6. There are a significant number of people opposed to HCR

the topic isn't going to just go away.