Yes, I believe Palin is doing just that, and because thus far she's been successful with how she is going about connecting with "We The People" we're seeing other candidates incorporating , if not outright copying, 'Palin standards'. Their difficulty, however, is they do not have the time to establish their own 'Style' so it comes off as a copycat of Palin.
Yes, a candidate can win without cow-towing to the media, because as we have clearly seen the media will be there nonetheless where the story is and what brings them ratings, regardless if or not a candidate co-operates with them.
We will certainly see the reality of this as the elections run their course.
“Yes, a candidate can win without cow-towing to the media, because as we have clearly seen the media will be there nonetheless where the story is and what brings them ratings, regardless if or not a candidate co-operates with them.”
Dead on the money. This is exactly what candidates have forgotten and why the media wields ‘power’ over them it really doesn’t have. It has become twisted 180 deg. At their core, the media are little more than rats running around trying to feed off little scraps of information. If you feed the rats, you get more of them. If you make yourself/info scarce, they chase you for it.
Candidates, not the media really have the power for without them there’s no need FOR a media. (In this case, not in general)
Normie - Former rat