Control of the media messaging is the most important aspect to successful propaganda campaign. This simple truth has been the same for generations.
One only has to think back a few months to Wisconsin and the recall/re-run elections. The legacy media were predicting massive wins for the union led recall effort. MSNBC was obviously the worst, but every channel on television, and every media print outlet was telling you it was going to be either: A) A blow out victory for anti-Walker, or B) A neck and neck close election down to the wire.
All based on their polling of course. Polling which they bleated about ad-infinitum around the clock 24/7… To support their position.
The TV media had scheduled “All Nighters”, with panel discussions filled with political pundits and ideological guests appearing to discuss the anti-Walker movement and how it reflected a “shift in the nation” toward Democrats and Progs.

MSNBC – “we’ll be here all night anticipating a nail biter”. Then, on the actual election day itself, the pundits were squealing with joy at the “exit polling” which was showing a really “tight” race with Governor Scott Walker losing, “barely losing”, but losing nonetheless.
Oh how the analysts had themselves worked up into an absolute frenzy by the time the polls closed at 9pm Eastern. (more…)