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misanthrope

(7,419 posts)
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 01:26 AM Jan 2018

If you missed VICE News Tonight you did yourself a disservice

Tonight's installment of the HBO show was a look back at Trump's first year in office. It wasn't flattering.

Most telling was a Frank Luntz focus group in Philadelphia that matched well with the widely shared one he had in Birmingham, Alabama ahead of the special senatorial election just over a month ago. The room of Trump voters displayed much of the same cultish behavior and groupthink. They admitted their slavish devotion to FOX News. They lashed out bitterly at the two members who found fault in the current POTUS.

Luntz also got them to hint at their omnipresent racial lens without them understanding what was said.

More telling was what Luntz said afterward to the reporter. The pollster who has been a foot soldier and manipulator for the GOP for years said he sees Trump poisoning our political system in a way he is afraid we cannot fix. He also said there's a strong chance the House and Senate will flip Democratic in 2018 and Trump has absolutely no idea what he will face when that happens.

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If you missed VICE News Tonight you did yourself a disservice (Original Post) misanthrope Jan 2018 OP
And this coming from the Guy who Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #1
It was sobering to see someone like Luntz frustrated misanthrope Jan 2018 #3
It was an excellent and informative episode... n/t PoiBoy Jan 2018 #2
They that sow the wind... pecosbob Jan 2018 #4
i enjoyed them fighting each other superpatriotman Jan 2018 #5
Did you catch Luntz upbraiding them for bringing in old opponents? misanthrope Jan 2018 #7
Love Vice News HAB911 Jan 2018 #6
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. And this coming from the Guy who
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 01:36 AM
Jan 2018

writes the GOP talking points. Wow,old Frankie is seeing his meal ticket disappearing.

misanthrope

(7,419 posts)
3. It was sobering to see someone like Luntz frustrated
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 03:25 AM
Jan 2018

with the people in that focus group then admonish them for their myopia and obstinance.

pecosbob

(7,542 posts)
4. They that sow the wind...
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 04:27 AM
Jan 2018

the right wing created this hyper-partisan environment and were enabled by the corporate media at every step along the way.

misanthrope

(7,419 posts)
7. Did you catch Luntz upbraiding them for bringing in old opponents?
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 04:12 PM
Jan 2018

"Why are you talking about Obama? He's not president anymore. What does he have to do with this?"

I think that's about when one woman blurted out something about "demographics" and Luntz tried to lead her by the hand to make her realize she was expressing fear of non-white majority.

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