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What does the media do now

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They screen candidates
1. How well they are doing relative to expectations - expectations bec becomes huge
  1. Ie carter wins nomination because he does "better than expected" in New Hampshire, even though he bares wins
    • Gets a ton of media coverage
    • Carter gets 2,600 lines of coverage, Udall 96 (even though he lost by only 5%.
Set the agenda - which stories editors choose give world view about whats important and whats not, huge for parties (owned issues, etc)
Make sure candidates keep their promises

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