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In reply to the discussion: 538 just moved PA from Harris+1 to EVEN [View all]kerouac2
(1,387 posts)Have to face the fact that Trump, Vance and gop are relentless in their consistent lies, bulleted for ease of consumption and focused on the top issues that folks are susceptible to like Economy, immigration, safety and taxes, plus race/gender attacks on harris. Most folks don't look into anything past the sound bytes and have right wing radio and fox.
Calling them weird worked. Need to pummel them with simple tag lines cuz the truth is worse or equal to their lies. Worst president ever, vp wears eye shadow, china bibles, senile weak old man, traitor, putins puppet, etc.
Trump knows what he's doing. Their lies work. And he only really needs to do it in a few states.
According to research, a lie only needs to be repeated a few times for someone to start believing it, as the concept of the "illusory truth effect" shows that simply hearing a statement multiple times can make it seem more truthful, even if it's false; the exact number of repetitions needed varies depending on the individual and situation, but even a couple of repetitions can have a significant impact.