For instance, one of my local t.v. stations has a 10 a.m. newscast.
Their coverage of the convention just now: how there was some divisiveness shown, and that Melania stole the show but also caused controversy. Then they cut to clips from Michelle Obama and Melania, and some reactions from Trump’s campaign. After that, they offered some Hillary Clinton soundbites.
So the controversy over nothing (what about Joe Biden’s serious plagiarism) just happens to eat up RNC coverage air time.
Agreed.
We know there were plants undermining Palin in 2008—and could Romney’s incompetence in 2012 all really just be attributed to that either?
The practice of pulling in rival GOPe staff from other campaigns as the nominee emerges is IMO fraught with danger.