[ernie]

So journalists aren't allowed to support a candidate as a private citizen?

Unless one has actual proof that these people are explicitly being biased in coverage based on political leanings then well you have nothing. And yes I understand that most news organizations forbid or strongly discourage it.

They go after Trump because he does and says bizarre things and wasn't properly vetted by the GOP during the primary process. They do indeed discuss the wikileaks stuff with Clinton but there is nothing in there. They spent 2 years covering her server scandal every freaking night.

Opinion based reporting...sure there is bias. On both sides. What a shock.

Why are people lining up behind Trump...well you still have 10-15% of the population that doesn't think there should be interracial marriage. There is a significant part of the population that thinks it affects them personally if two consenting adults of the same sex sleep together or want to get married. There is a significant part of the population that straight up doesn't like people of another skin color or religion. There is some overlap but I don't think it's exaggeration to say 15-20% of the US population is bigoted and that forms the core issue of their being not just the election. Shockingly the demographics of people who most hate these things lines up exactly with the demographics Trump is strong in. The last poll I saw was less than 80% of conservatives believed interracial marriage should be allowed....it's the 2010's for goodness sakes. And that is why it is critically important to not have the republican party as it stands today choosing supreme court judges. And I'm dead serious. The court does not need another Scalia or 3 on it.