He’s as dependent on the media as any other candidate. However, he does know that he can insult them until the cows come home and they’ll still cover him. In fact, a candidate who insults the media probably boosts ratings.
“However, he does know that he can insult them until the cows come home and they’ll still cover him.”
Late Thursday night it was clear Fred came in third in Iowa. The cable news channels could only bring themselves to talk about McCain who came in fourth. They mentioned Fred very little. This blatant boycott of Thompson has been going on for months.
When I say blatant boycott, I mean they either skip him entirely or only briefly mention his name, when the context gives coverage of Thompson equal or greater news value than other candidates discussed to significantly greater extent.
You say “they’ll cover him,” but the opposite has been happening.