Bill Maher absolutely says why 72 million voted for Trump...........

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89. I somewhat agree with his point, but disagree that Dems didn't win bigger entirely BECAUSE of that.

I think it's less the message and more about media structure and cultural support. Fox News, Limbaugh, OAN, etc.- the Rebootlickers have been focused for decades on propping up their stupid, shitty ideas with broadcasting and think tanks, even as they lose money doing it. It's a loss leader for them- they know that they're controlling minds with it and will get that money back in their anti-democratic control of policy.

And the Russians are helping them with it, now.

Dems need to better penetrate and control the airwaves themselves. It's not about the exact CONTENT of the message, it's about being able to control it. And to get people out to the voting booths.

The cultists have so many advantages that automatically give them headstarts in elections- the Electoral College, the Senate, gerrymandering and even the voting tendencies of seniors vs. younger people. Their control of the airwaves just helps to solidify those other structural advantages and makes it look like there are more of them than there are at the voting booths.