In watching, hearing, and reading the MSM coverage of Tuesday's voting, one get's the distinct impression that there was a resounding victory for Hillary Clinton.
The MSM meme that Clinton won 3 of 4 states is particularly troubling as it may in fact be absolutely false. Yes she won Rhode Island and Ohio. But Texas is not so clear. Texas had both a primary and a caucus. She narrowly won the primary but in the so far incomplete counting it appears that she suffered a resounding defeat in the caucus.
As it stands now, it appears that the final delegate tally from that state is likely to end up with more delegates in Obama's Column than in Clinton's.
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So where does this notion come from that Clinton won 3 to Obama's 1? The delegate totals tell a different story. If we are going to look at this as a state by state affiar (something that really has almost no real meaning in a proportional process, but let's humor it for now) then the meme should be Clinton Two, Obama Two.
That gives the whole thing a different (and more accurate) ring. Now it's no longer the resounding victory for Clinton (that it never really was), but it's a tossup between the two candidates (which it always was).
Clinton does not have the big "MO". This is the reality. We can't let the MSM get away with pushing this kind of nonsense on us. The media likes a good story. And yet another Clinton comeback certainly makes for good headlines, nevermind that it is wholely manufactured propaganda.
Another false MSM meme is the "only one big state left" balderdash. In a process where raw delegate totals are all that really matter, how much value does any one state, even if it's a big one really matter? If instead of looking at it sate by state, we look at it day by day, the election map reveals a different story.
Pennsylvania with it's 188 delgates on April 22 is indeed a sizable prize, but Indiana and North Carolina on May 6th will yield 218 delegates, nearly as many as Texas. That one day will be significantly more important than Pennsylvania will be, yet the MSM never seems to mention that.
They go on and on about the big "MO" and the perception that they create, all too often ignoring what the process really is all about. Delegate totals! To them it's all about perception. And in reality, if they push that far enough it can become self fulfilling unless action is taken to stop it.
We need to change the narrative. Let them know, that we know, it's about delegates, not states. That it's about math, not spin. That it's about who is getting the most votes overall, not who had a the best night most recently. That democracy is about voters selecting a candidate to lead the country, not the media annointing one so they can sell more advertising.