Back in the early part of May, I talked about how Presidential Campaigning seemed to be dependent upon how much money a candidate raised in order to get elected and I failed to mention how much of a role the media played in making our choices for us. But this morning I got a reminder of the media role.
Heard on the news, just this morning, the “reporter” said, “with the presidential election a year and a half away, it looks like it will be Joe Biden versus Donald Trump in 2020”.
I guess I should have gasped at that…in fact I did go “WHAT?”. I did conclude that if this gets reported enough times, this is what will stick in the minds of those folks who listen, absorb and regurgitate, and once again, what will be the point? Media, it seems, doesn’t even bother, like it once did, to refer to this campaigning exercise as a “horse race” anymore. Nope, just straight out, these are your opponents…the rest of you may as well pack your bags now and go home..except for the fact that too much money will be lost to the television broadcasters if they quit now!
Maybe there’s nothing my ranting will do to change anything, but maybe someone else will get the idea that this is a really weird way to elect a President of the USA and create some changes so that the PEOPLE can actually feel like they have some input into what we’ve been told is the most important position in the country.
I can only hope so, …but don’t ever forget….IMA PHOOL!