The Racist In Chief in full MAGA mode this morning
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My theory on the reason for the high approval ratings among GOP is that many moderate Republicans have left the party or no longer identify as Republicans. That means his % ratings would naturally increase among those who remain in the smaller party.
Thanks. I have a few issues with your opinion, which I think deflects responsibility among the party you keep.
The "media" are profit driven corporations, not an arm of the Democratic party. Trump is/was ratings gold. Some people couldn't believe what they were seeing, others loved what they were seeing. Tune into see the train wreck or tune into see the greatest businessman of all time tell it like it is.
You think his coverage wasn't negative, I believe just showing nearly anything he said or wrote is inherently negative. Republicans thought otherwise.
I also think it's weird to deflect blame on to the media, the same entity that Republicans by and large believe is fake. It seems strange that people would be influenced by the same media that they know to be the enemies of the people.
I understand why someone would hold your opinion, it likely feels a lot more comfortable than an alternative conclusion. Such as membership in a party that has millions of deplorables.
I had considered that, no idea if it can be supported with evidence, but certainly plausible.
I bet that’s true. I am no longer a registered republican though I departed a long, long time ago.
But, that doesn’t mean those people will vote democrat.
Journalists by and large are overwhelmingly democrats. This is something republicans have complained about for decades. Coverage slants left. It’s as if you let joe’s place set the coverage tone for politics. I agree with you that trump’s statements should have sunk him. But they simply weren’t covered en masse before the Hillary battle. Probably would have. Had the billy bush stuff come out when he was running against Cruz, maybe the outcome is different. However, Jeb and Cruz were ripped aggressively during primary season. Because the largely Democratic Party msm saw them as the primary threats to Hillary.
Here's my personal perspective.
I'm an independent who voted third party in 2016 (and 2012). Trump is so much worse than I could have anticipated, the I feel forced to vote for the Democratic candidate in 2020, just to remove Trump from office.
I'm an independent who voted third party in 2016 (and 2012). Trump is so much worse than I could have anticipated, the I feel forced to vote for the Democratic candidate in 2020, just to remove Trump from office.
No, you are overthinking it. Trumps coverage in primaries was ridiculously unfair and too much. But it was because everyone saw Trump was providing a gigantic rating boost to them across the country which turned into increased advertising. Everyone was watching. It continued into the butter emails summer and fall.
I see a similar thing happening with Biden. These same folks are glad to help tear him down now because a run away primary over in January would literally going to cost them millions. They need a close race. And entertainers. It’s a giant for profit industry.
You get why the fake news line worked, right? It’s because of the long existing bias in the msm. Trump just capitalized on that.
I get why people hold your viewpoint, deplorables drove this. Classic fundamental attribution errors.
I get that they believe there's some massive conspiracy to produce fake news and cover up the real truth. I understand why it's convenient and comfortable to just declare something fake if it suits you. I understand they needed an enemy to blame for all the wrongs.
This is an indictment of his followers, not the msm.
Same can be said for the boogie man Deep State.
Same can be said about immigrants and POC.
Same can be said about Democrats and their socialism.
I don’t think it’s a massive conspiracy. I think if you have a political leaning that it affects how information is presented. It’s normal.
I don’t like the “fake news” rhetoric. However, I understand why. And the msm contributed to it.
You get “they needed an enemy” is a fundamental attribution error in effect. It’s the same thing as the deplorables narrative. Same kind of people making the error.
Trump is proof. The GOP in Congress isn't doing anything to rein him in.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.com/2016/06/14/media-trump/amp/
Another article about the research study I posted earlier.
In the primary, trump got
- more coverage than his poll numbers supported
And
- it was mostly positive
That’s it. That’s why he won.
Another article about the research study I posted earlier.
In the primary, trump got
- more coverage than his poll numbers supported
And
- it was mostly positive
That’s it. That’s why he won.
I don't think they're all that similar. Trump has created this strange mix of strongman alpha and victim/persecution/fear complex.
The fake news media, the Deep State, the unfair FBI, the immigrants (MS13, rapists, murderers voters, animals), the Democrats who are socialists and will turn us into Venezuela, universities are liberal indoctrination centers, the globalists. The list could continue.
Recognizing that people who buy into that and love all things Trump are deplorable, isn't the same as buying into all that.
It's not fear or an enemy, it's closer to contempt and disappointment.
No. They underestimated how unlikely republicans or libertarians or independents that lean fiscal conservative are to accept the Democratic Party platform. Had nothing to do with racism, in my opinion.
A lot of republicans just stayed home. They didn’t vote Hillary.
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Right. Good illustration of a fundamental attribution error. Your team’s motives are positive, the other’s are negative. Good job.
Sigh. Some people shout fake news when faced with discomfort, you seem to use "attribution error" instead.
I've said it before, I somewhat envy the ability to just reject reality and create my own. That old saying about ignorance and bliss.
Listen to joe rogan’s Andy ngo podcast. The democrat’s version of deplorables is just as deplorable as the kkk/Nazi types. That doesn’t mean that all democrats fall into the deplorable category, or that even most of them to do, or that even a significant percentage do.
Lindsey Graham went on State TV Channel 1 this morning and went full on crazy this morning. Apparently the whole plan is to go super racist and appeal to the knuckle dragger wing of the GOP. I'm not sure that pulls many new voters into the party.
These must be the "super debate skills" you'd claimed...
Don’t need super debate skills against you. I didn’t claim anything about my skills. I just inferred that you suck at it.
Just a very periodic nole refugee poster, who occasionally likes to argue politics.
Yeah, I don't know who all the Nole posters are. You just seem like a guy going manic who has had a bunch of other handles.
Anyone know if this is a real Nole refugee that should go back to the sh**hole website they all came from?
The House and Senate prior to the 2018 elections was loaded with racists Republicans. The Senate still is, evidenced by its unwillingness to check the Orange Turd.
He was a semi regular poster on Warchant. His posting style there was similar to what he's doing here. As far as I know, he has always posted under the Banditking handle.
Among other things he was a novelty candidate. His rallies received rock star coverage on all networks.
I agree his universal elementary school bully behavior is not evidence he is not also a racist. But, the tweet stated he wouldn’t go after a non poc. That’s not true.
I also agree he’s a raging asshole. And, I also agree he has toed the line of exploitation of racial animus. I thought it was a mistake to align himself with Bannon, for example.
Probably. I’ve always thought posting on message boards to be a waste of time. Time being our most precious commodity, it’s a sad behavior to engage.
Of course, I don’t have 55k posts anywhere.
This is exactly true. Without Trump supporter's, there is no Trump in the White House committing his dereliction of duties.
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