But was it “breaking news”… from what i recall it was a “dossier” that buzzfeed admitted was not verified and in parts known to not be correct. Technically is that “news”?
And I am the last person to defend Trump, I have no respect for the man and his conduct in such a powerful role, but in that particular case i think the media was not fair. The race for clickbait and social media activity I think sometimes overrides the desire for accurate news.
Just like the other night, you’ve lost the art of defending your case with facts. Such a shame, I used to enjoy debating with you, but you’ve just turned into an alt-left shrieker now.
Let’s just run news stations with the latest Newspoll / Ipsos figures on them then - if the job of the news media is just to parrot poll numbers and nothing else.
Further, while the poll numbers were not manipulated, it was FAKE NEWS to suggest national polls (ie the dozens of polls you mention) showed that Hillary was going to win. The election was NEVER a national vote.
Oh I know, it really is. Imagine saying someone had a 98% chance of winning an election, and then the opposing candidate won in 13 out of 10 battleground states. That’s some Robert Mugabe type propaganda shit there!
Who said the sole job of News orgs was to report polls?
And can you explain how you come up with the theory of reporting polls that showed Hillary would win - that have been used for decades in the US -constitutes your label of fake news?
I still don’t follow?
And what do you mean it was not a national election?
Exactly. It isn’t. I’m suggesting there wasn’t adequate coverage from the numerous battleground states that captured the depth of feeling; the amount of hatred for Hillary in the electorate.
Because the polls showed that Hillary would win the national vote (distinct from the election itself)- unsurprising given the depth of feeling against Trump in a few, but very populous, liberal states such as NY and California.
It was a vote based on 50 different state contests - the electoral college. If this is you struggling, you need to get back to US Politics 101.
Your definition does not jive with the way Americans view the election. I’ve never heard any american define it as a non-national vote. Ever. So have your definition for you. As an American my 350 million fellow countryman disagree with you.
Erm, so maybe this is how Americans debate things, lol. There is no national vote / popular vote across the nation, which is what the polls showing Hillary was going to win the election (in the region of 2-3%) were showing. Rather, the national election winner was determined by an electoral college, which is comprised of electors based on the vote in 50 individual states. I in fact totally agree with you that Americans probably don’t understand this very basic fundamental and thus would need to disagree.