Remember, the biggest battle is for your mind…

♦  Earlier today ABC/WaPo announced a new “media daily tracking poll“; a collaboration with Langer Research and Associates, a progressively minded strategic partner.
Fortitously, on the same day, WikiLeaks reveals an internal communication within the Clinton camp that also discusses “media polling” and provides an extensive attachment to an archived Atlas Project political polling research memo.
[We have formatted into a pdf for your review]
The combination of the two events provides an excellent opportunity to show and discuss how ‘media polling’ is constructed to sell an approved (and intentional) storyline; a narrative.
Before getting to the Atlas Project memo it is important to step back and review the commentary within the WikiLeaks email: (more…)

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

It’s not like the media can say they didn’t know this was going to happen.

(August 2nd, LA Times) […]  Any objective observer of the news media’s treatment of Trump can certainly conclude that reporters are taking a side in this election — and they don’t have to be wearing a button that says “I’m with her” for this to be readily apparent. The irony is that the media’s Trump bashing may wind up having the exact opposite of its intended effect.

Polls shows that journalism is one of the least respected professions in the country, and with Trump calling out media organizations for their bias, widespread slanted reporting is bound to reinforce this point — and to backfire. Trump’s campaign is throwing down the gauntlet to the political class. If journalists are seen as the mouthpiece of that class, they may soon find themselves covering Trump’s inauguration. (link)

Today in Virginia Beach:

Candidate Donald Trump’s third campaign event of the day takes place in the third state visited today, Cleveland Ohio. Both Mr. Trump and Governor Mike Pence will be together tonight for a rally at the I-X Center. Hillary Clinton was in Cleveland yesterday.
Live Streams are currently active, with the event scheduled for 7:00pm:
Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

The most important media battle, is the battle for your mind…

Break yourself free of “battered voter syndrome”….

Since the DNC convention ended at the end of July candidate Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine were only together once, on Labor Day September 5th in Ohio.   Today they are together for the second time for two appearances in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. (more…)

The second campaign event of the day is a Trump rally in Virginia Beach, VA at Regent University’s Library Plaza. The event is scheduled to begin at 3:00pm EDT:
Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

Candidate Donald Trump is holding three campaign events today in three separate states: Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ohio.   The first event is a campaign speaking engagement in Gettysburg Pennsylvania at The Eisenhower Complex.  The speech is scheduled to live stream at 11:00am:
Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “2016 Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Presidential Race and/or any of the candidates therein.

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †