Early on, even before he was the front-runner, TV news was giving Trump far more attention than other candidates and far more than he deserved.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
TV news has largely given Trump editorial control.
I must admit I found it astonishing to watch the candidates below Donald Trump beat up each other and never lay a glove on the front-runner. I mean, when I was running, everybody went after the front-runner and pointed out my weaknesses and foibles, and that's part of the normal primary process.
I'm glad that he's got all this behind him. And I'm pretty sure that there's a lot of people - and there are certain people that don't report the news accurate for their own personal fame and gain. And they know who they are.
Donald Trump intimidated the press and bullied the press.
Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form.
The press doesn't just cover presidential campaigns, they influence them by making arbitrary decisions about who is 'top tier' and merits coverage.
The dirty little secret the media doesn't want to admit is that Trump generates such good content that they can't help covering him even when they hate him.
My friends in the TV news business are in a state of despair about Donald Trump, even as their bosses in the boardroom are giddy over what he's doing for their once sagging ratings.
Being president isn't anything like reality TV. It's not about sending insulting tweets or making fiery speeches; it's about whether or not the candidate can handle the awesome responsibility of leading this country.
It shifted attention away from that and I've never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.
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