Yes

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  by David Furritus

  Created on: December 24, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Yes, but it's nothing new. Newspapers have been doing it since our nation's inception. The problem is

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  by Tommy Vaughan

  Created on: January 23, 2008   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Let's be plain here. The press absolutely attempts to, at best, create some sort of story arc they can

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  by Mary Hale

  Created on: October 04, 2011

  If one was to perform a general survey on the streets of average American voters, and ask if they thought

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  by Donald Z. Smith

  Created on: February 11, 2009

  Freedom of the Press means exactly that. The American Press has the freedom to utilize its service to

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  by Mikenna Nikolaus

  Created on: July 04, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  While the press does not directly choose the president, they do greatly influence the publics mindset

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  by Sanford Horn

  Created on: August 20, 2007   Last Updated: February 23, 2011

  Does the press pick presidents? Yes. More accurately, media hype is what drives the popularity of a

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  by Ted Sherman

  Created on: June 09, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  This question has both yes and no answers. On the yes side, John F. Kennedy was helped tremendously

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  by Tracy Bee

  Created on: August 25, 2008   Last Updated: August 26, 2008

  In 1787 Thomas Jefferson stated, "were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without

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  by Storrey Rider

  Created on: August 21, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  As the presidential primaries heat things up - especially in the wake of Super Tuesday's tallies and

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  by Author Name Withheld 96

  Created on: August 20, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Yes, the media does play too heavy a hand in picking our President. To give a little bit of a history

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  by Robert Yamamoto

  Created on: August 20, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  The media does play a highly influential role on the which presidents are elected. Without the media

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  by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

  Created on: September 15, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  The US Media which is dominated by consortium of the Republican and Democratic Party usually help the

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  by Douglas Black

  Created on: August 20, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  The problem with the presidential election process is the influential role the media plays in how the

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  by Tamara Copley

  Created on: August 20, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  I think, based on the last congressional elections, that it's pretty clear the media have a strong impact

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  by Charles Sumpter

  Created on: August 25, 2008

  We do not have to like it, but the truth shall set us all free, isn't that how the saying goes? Believe

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  by Elaine Sihera

  Created on: June 09, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  In any democracy, including that of the USA, the press will end up choosing the leaders because the

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  by Jerry Hastings

  Created on: August 20, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  The press and a lot of things out of the PEOPLES control elect the President. That is not the way our

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  by Carmi Turchick

  Created on: June 12, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Absolutely, the press is told what candidate to support and in most cases this candidate wins, not only

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  by Marissa Sealey

  Created on: August 20, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  I have to agree that the media does have a huge effect on the presidential race. The media is the place

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  by Victoria George

  Created on: June 29, 2007   Last Updated: March 19, 2008

  Yes,the press does undermine the election process. They pick candidates that they feel will have the