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In reply to the discussion: So my husband and I decided on a whim to "join" a Trump sign waving party in a ruby red county. [View all]pandr32
(14,307 posts)Great job, and thanks for your insights.
I feel that, if not for the media, TSF wouldn't even have the thinning support he has now. He pays people to attend his events, packs his town halls with supporters rather than the unaffiliated, skews the polls, calls into Faux News, etc. Of course there are still cultists, but much of his 'support' is an illusion that has been carefully crafted.
Lots of people are swayed by peer groups, but if you give them truthful information they seem surprised, as they have not heard it before. One of the big things we Democrats have going for us is momentum and the easily swayed peer group types can see it. This helps us pick them off.
That, and the never-ending bullshit show that is losing it's luster along with the decaying frontman. He is now scary and stale. The faux "Trump' class, business acumen, and glamor facade has completely worn away.
If not for the media...sigh.
Hopefully, WHEN we take the election we can do something about the media that serves to amplify the interests of billionaires and not the People. This is not what a free press is.