I know this response is way too late, but I remembered the term that mattered. CNN effect. If you look it up you'll see a lot of old articles about what a 24-hour News Network did to basically change the way people absorbed information and how that changed perceptions.
Why do you think Harlan Crow gave money to Cornell West?
This guy is not serious, and should be ignored. He's only on the ballot in 15 states. Among other flaws, like taking money from Harlan Crow.
By August, the campaign reported being $17,000 in debt. The campaign was aided by Republican-aligned groups, donors, and lawyers, to get on the ballot in several states including Michigan,[56] Georgia,[57] Virginia, Nebraska, Maine, North Carolina,[58] Arizona[59] and Wisconsin.[59][60] Although West stopped actively campaigning, registered Republicans have signed up to be electors for West in swing states.[11] His campaign had only spent $2,400 on signature gathering between January and June of 2024.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornel_West_2024_presidential_campaign
More fuel for the hate fire incoming.
What is the mainstream media?
Another great example was CNN and their relationship with weapons manufacturers in the 90s.
I just get kind of triggered whenever any media in today's fractured media landscape uses "Main Stream Media" especially in a headline as loaded as this.
I'm also playing ff7, but the original for PC heavily modded. I'm also hunting for chokabo, and I hate it.
I deleted that because it was poorly worded, and not well thought out.
I'm basically wondering whether a swing state is more likely to have third-party candidates on the ballot. Anecdotally it seems to me the third party candidates are attracted to the swing States.
Matrix LLC! While were at it these guys are also involved in third party politics!
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-09-01/gop-network-props-up-liberal-third-party-candidates-in-key-states-hoping-to-siphon-off-harris-votes