tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8477140178840239208..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Forget advertising budgets; forget debates...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68511515890047840092007-11-20T09:17:00.000-05:002007-11-20T09:17:00.000-05:00Giuliani, Clinton, mainstream media -- all based i...Giuliani, Clinton, mainstream media -- all based in New York City. I think that about sums it up.Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604826633798229422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44458817222611325942007-11-19T16:18:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:18:00.000-05:00Except for the minor detail that the media as an e...Except for the minor detail that the media as an entity can't vote in the primaries. Only its readers can.<BR/><BR/>And there are a lot of primary voters who I suspect aren't necessarily listening to the media. The folks who vote in the primaries tend to actually, you know, pay attention to candidate positions. I suspect their level of knowledge across the board is slightly above average as a whole. And given the intelligence of the average news pundit, that places them as Mensa members by comparison.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully, we don't live in a direct democracy. The media can crow all it likes. They aren't the ones who decide and I've found the voting public to be a wee bit smarter overall. Wouldn't be the first time the media blew it (Carter vs. Reagan anyone).The Armed Canadianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187514314023986067noreply@blogger.com