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Originally Posted by Itse
Yup, that was pretty much my reason, although in this case none of it is directly the fault of Fox media. The Repubican candidates ARE terrible any way you spin it. As Jon Stewart has been pointing out, some of them are incapable of organizing even a proper candidacy announcement.
My guess is that this is really largely the end result of the Citizens United decision. There is now so much money flowing to the presidential campaigns, (apparently especially on the Republican side) that announcing your candidacy is like saying you're willing to accept free money. No wonder this system is attracting the most shamelessly pandering crooks.
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Citizens United was a travesty, just as bad as Reagan doing away with the Fairness Doctrine, which paved the way for Rush Limbaugh and right wing hate radio as well as Fox News. Political discourse in the US is essentially dead. And man am I ever gonna miss Jon Stewart.