Fiorina Suggests Media, D.C. Are Rigging Election Process

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Carly Fiorina, still smarting from her exclusion from the GOP debate on ABC Saturday night (Feb. 7)—she did not meet the network's previously announced criteria for participation—launched a twitter poll taking aim at the media and the D.C. establishment.

After having tweeted frequently during the debate ("I see now why they didn't want me on this stage. All talking points. No leadership," was one), Fiorina on Sunday tweeted a poll: "Do you think Washington and the media have rigged our election process to make sure their candidates are chosen?"

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.