I grew up in rural, small-town America -- I can tell you the real reason why people love Donald Trump

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89. I agree. I posted about it last week. The Hannity test.

My post about new country music was just to shed some light on another aspect that is widely ignored. You are dead on about talk radio. I was at a conference last week and had Morning Joe on in my hotel room. They talked about different subjects but the monkey in the room was that the rightwing never hears any of this. I myself rarely watch TV political shows other than Anderson Cooper just to see Toobin and Gergen's take on things. Right wingers and Trumpkins are immersed in a cult like fantasy land all day.

The Hannity test goes like this - for one week just listen to the first 15 minutes of his radio show. It's a stream of RW legend and lore, inside jokes, and references to things most people have forgotten about ...... and usually would not be mentioned because people like Hannity were shown to be wrong/stupid/crazy. He/they are under constant attack while still always winning. It's really madness. The first day I suggest having a pen and paper ready to write down references that even political junkies like you and I forgot about (like bleach and hammers) to google later. The second day you will notice repeated themes and inside jokes. By the third day you will "get it". At the end of the week you will be dazed and confused at how people listen to this on a regular basis AND believe it.

They live in a world with its own reality and facts.