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rso

(2,271 posts)
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 08:33 PM Nov 2020

Breitbart

In my curiosity to see what the extreme right is thinking about the Election, I checked out a couple of articles in Breibart. It is amazing how deluded those writers and commenters are. They are predicting a possible victory in NY and California Because of a couple of anecdotal stories and because trumpets organized a vehicle Caravan in those States. The delusion over there is monumental and unmatched.

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TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)
2. They're not really mutually exclusive.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 08:40 PM
Nov 2020

I guess it all depends on whether or not they believe what they're writing. If so, it's both, but heavy on the delusion.

I suspect they don't, though, just like I suspect that Trump doesn't believe 90% of what he says.

rso

(2,271 posts)
10. Breitbart
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 09:05 PM
Nov 2020

The article is propaganda, but the hundreds of comments affirming the contents of the article constitute delusion.

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
3. It all comes crashing down for them in a little more than 24 hours
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 08:41 PM
Nov 2020

All that crazy will collapse. But surely they'll find some other whackadoodle nonsense to sooth the dissonance. It's their binky.

OneBlueSky

(18,536 posts)
5. well, I don't know about California . . . but I do know about New York . . .
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 08:44 PM
Nov 2020

and we New Yorkers made up our minds about Donald Trump long ago . . . Biden will carry the Empire State by a HUGE margin . . . take it to the bank . . .

Quixote1818

(28,934 posts)
6. I am noticing the same kind of talk on the betting sites. Thinking Trump will take all 50 states
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 08:46 PM
Nov 2020

and putting up YouTube videos showing why Trump will blow Biden out that look like they were made by a 15 year old kid.

Yavin4

(35,438 posts)
7. Setting up the narrative that the Dems stole the election.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 08:47 PM
Nov 2020

They won't be able to accept the truth.

WyattKansas

(1,648 posts)
11. Yes, they have a 'script' to stick to, regardless of how delusional it really is to keep their thugs
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 09:12 PM
Nov 2020

Marching with assault weapons to storm the gates to take back what they think is theirs.

Silent3

(15,211 posts)
8. Here on DU we've got a fair amount of paranoia that polls are being manipulated...
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 08:50 PM
Nov 2020

...in order to manipulate us. That attitude is far, far worse among the Trumpsters, especially since the polls look terrible for them.

So imagine where your mind would be when all polls have been completely dismissed as useless noise, you feed yourself nothing but right wing propaganda, you think you and your fellow MAGAts represent America, and on top of that you've bought into Trump's fixation on crowd size.

Of course these idiots are capable of believing they can win CA and NY. The have no real data, only belief and emotion.

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