#presidential

Lahat naman ng presidential candidates may pera para sa campaign nila. Otherwise, the COMELEC would have long declared them nuisance candidates because they can't effectively campaign nationwide.

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Besides, marami siyang supporters and volunteers. Nabasa ko nga dun isa sa mga campaign niya, the volunteers wanted to put a big tarp in this certain part of the venue. Unfortunately, they didn't have the budget for it. Still, pinagawan pa rin nila ng layout in the hopes na magawan ng paraan. Then this person came and suggested lagyan nila ng tarp the exact the same spot ng venue. Sinabi nila na actually naka plano na yun and may layout na sana kaso parang di na matutuloy kasi di talaga kasya sa budget nila. This person then told them na pagagawa ninyo na at siya na daw bahala magbayad.

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Before Trump entered the political realm, people worshiped him due largely in part to the favorable image which was created by the mainstream media. When he became politically active, that narrative suddenly changed and he received mostly negative coverage on a daily basis. Harvard University, perhaps one of the most Liberal in the entire country, conducted research and found that he received over 90% negative coverage. It was far more than any other president in American history. Nearly everything he said or did was spun into something negative. Statements were taken out of context. Policy was misrepresented. Lies by omission became the norm. Four years of "Russia, Russia, Russia" (based on a discredited dossier) was presented as "evidence of Russian collusion." Even when he donated his entire presidential salary to charity, it was ignored by most media outlets and the few which bothered to report the story presented it in a negative light. I could cite numerous examples. Trump was far from perfect and he made some critical mistakes (due to a lack of political experience) but the irrational hatred which he received (and continues to receive) is the fault of a dishonest media which twists the truth and manipulates the masses with a never-ending cascade of propaganda. In undermining Trump and his administration, the media found a large source of revenue (ratings, clickbait, etc.) and the barrage continued. Sadly, many people fell for it - while I wouldn't consider them "babies," they weren't very astute and to be fair, the average American continues to be extremely naive when it comes to political matters. The polarization which exists today is based largely on that ignorance and as long as the media continues to lie and distort, the divide will only grow wider.

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