monitoring Trump and relevant contemporary events

1 Campaign finances: Trump had less than half of what Hillary had in the election. She had almost $1.2 billion and Trump had less than $650 million. So money had nothing to do with the election.

Before you claim the media helped Trump, keep in mind that he was receiving far more negative coverage than positive coverage, so the media didn't help Trump.

What about "non-partisan" issue ads from various advocacy groups, many of their sponsors aren't identified and many of them push for well-known conservative causes?

Coverage (of any kind) gave him legitimacy and "negative" coverage from liberal media sources simply galvanized his emerging base and was evident in his rallies.

Are you working on the idea that liberals don't do the same thing?

I saw a MSM that was hell bent on destroying a Presidential candidate.

I saw a media that hyped "violence" at Trump rallies but down played it when it was against Trump supporters.

This same crap has continued with the MSM covering for Antifa and tell us they were good guys...

Did I say that?

No, they weren't out to "destroy" the candidate.

He was treated much better by the MSM than Clinton was by the alt-right, the Russian trolls, and the conservative meme machine.

How about when it was from Trump himself?

Oh yeah "antifa" — do you actually think it represents a real threat? How about a citation where a major news outlet identifies antifa protestors as "good guys"?

My concern today is that under the banner of identity politics, some political factions are seeking to obtain power by dividing Americans, and they undermine the values that draw us together, such as a shared commitment to our country’s success.

Attorney General William P. Barr condemned anti-Semitism and racism in a speech Monday at the Justice Department — comments that came a day after President Trump declared that some minority lawmakers should leave the country.

Attorney General William P. Barr wrote:

My concern today is that under the banner of identity politics, some political factions are seeking to obtain power by dividing Americans, and they undermine the values that draw us together, such as a shared commitment to our country’s success.

Is he the next to be replaced?

They failed to mention the violence outside his events by the left.

Russian trolls?

Conservative meme machine

CNN and MSNBC are the primary defenders of Antifa.

Don't make me laugh. Apparently you don't even realize how unprecedented it is for a major party candidate to comport himself in such a thuggish manner, trying to rile up his besotted audience to commit violence. Damn right the media "failed to mention" some violent protestors — the protests were eclipsed by the behavior of the candidate himself.

Yeah. I read about it in the news. Mueller even indicted some of them but I guess you missed that.

I guess you must have missed the never-ending parade of lies, cheap shots, fake photos, and doctored videos that your friend gungasnake used to post here several times a day.

From the little I've seen, they defend their right to hold counter demonstrations but they don't defend violence by anyone.

.....and have his Ice agents deport me by presidential proculamation.

I didn't realize it was ok for people in San Jose and Chicago to riot and attack people outside of a campaign event.

Those were the only people he indicted for election interference.

Your proof is Gunga?

Stop defending Antifa.

I didn't realize it was okay for a presidential candidate to instigate violence against his political opposition.

Hmmm, but it's okay to describe roughly half of the population as deplorables?