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by Paul_Dessert 3965 days ago
Google is simply another avenue for information. You could just as easily change the title to "Television Could Steal the Presidency".

If you asked 2,000 undecided voters (BTW, if you're undecided when you go to the polls, don't vote) to read news articles in a left or right wing publication, I'd bet the voter would likely be persuaded.

This is why we see so many commercials on TV right before an election.

To me, the real issue is people not spending enough time researching a candidate.

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> To me, the real issue is people not spending enough time researching a candidate.

I feel like the voters are kind of powerless in the election process. Most politicians are backed by giant corps and big money, and even the debates are rigged and the candidates are supplied with pre-selected questions, and the gerrymandering going on, sometimes it feels like we can't really affect the outcome