@GottaLaff It is a different case than the Republican primaries, though, where the ONLY thing Trump had to do was KEEP THE OTHERS OUT OF THE NEWS.
The media, of course, were entirely cooperative, but let us keep in mind their job is to advertise things that are for sale, and to do stuff like that. Covering politicians is the means to that end.
(Academic journalism critics will not say this. They have a sort of scam going that advances their careers but changes nothing.)