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TwilightZone

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17. It's more than Fox News.

Fri May 28, 2021, 06:05 PM

May 2021

Their audience is perpetually overestimated by DU and many of our compatriots on the left.

Right-wing talk radio and right-wing social media are also huge factors in the dumbing down of the right. Talk radio is arguably the biggest factor. The audience is many multiples that of Fox News.

We also underestimate the number of people for whom abortion and guns are major issues, often the only issues they care about. And the number of people who are generational Republicans who will never vote for a Democrat regardless.

It's human nature to try to simplify things into nice, bite-sized pieces, but everything mentioned is a factor.

As an aside, Eugene Robinson is brilliant. Anything he opines should be taken seriously.

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It's the Fox News, stupid. [View all] garybeck May 2021 OP

The absolute truth. tosh May 2021 #1

+ 1000 Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #2

And its owneR lives the good-multimillions life in Australia ffs. Justice matters. May 2021 #3

The sad thing is many of Fox watchers won't admit they are their news source. They're embarrassed SheilaAnn May 2021 #4

THIS!!! Ligyron May 2021 #13

Thinking Reagan had a lot to do with this tiredtoo May 2021 #5

And he wanted to be in charge of the problem. n/t Mr.Bill May 2021 #8

Honesty in the news media needs addressed before the next insurrection succeeds. KS Toronado May 2021 #6

In war Traildogbob May 2021 #7

Yup. Fox News pushes propaganda all day long everyday. GoodRaisin May 2021 #9

Reagan, RW radio, Fox ramapo May 2021 #10

Absolutely correct. Thus is Fox inspired insanity conditioning viewers minds with hatred. From the Pepsidog May 2021 #11

Propaganda works. tblue37 May 2021 #12

Decline of middle class, high cost of living, lack of opportunity Nululu May 2021 #14

What gets me is that any broadcast over the air requires an FCC license ... aggiesal May 2021 #15

Fox News has also been responsible for the loss of reputation around the world Bev54 May 2021 #16

It's more than Fox News. TwilightZone May 2021 #17

read the op... garybeck May 2021 #18

All the networks do this to some extent which is why the pundits won't say much on the subject. Dustlawyer May 2021 #19

Bravo! pandr32 May 2021 #20

Poor analysis by the panel. Caliman73 May 2021 #21

Wish I could Rec a million times ybbor May 2021 #22