Why Is This Election Even Close? | Common Dreams
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Win or lose in November, more than 70 million Americans will likely cast their ballots for Trump. Most of them know who Trump is. They hear his vile words and heinous promises—and they like what they hear. They are the reason the election will be close.
  • Heikki@lemm.eeEnglish
    27·
    1 year ago

    The conservative media keeps thier viewers in a closed loop. They will only consume media from their source as it reinstates their beliefs. My InLaws are always watching g Faux News, Oan, and News Max. They only read the grudge report. They never venture outside of those “sources”. I’m not sure if they believe the lies of kids going to school and getting g sex changes despite one of them retiring as a science teacher.

    • Windex007@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      How long would it take for a hypothetical curious Republican to be called a Nazi outside of their silo just for saying they consider themselves a Republican?

  • ohellidk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    if I didn’t know any better, I’d assume the polls are being manipulated to keep participation high on both ends.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      1 year ago

      Part of me sure wants to say, “is it?” The media wants a horse race. Any foregone conclusion wouldn’t get people on the edge of their seats on election day.

    • DontTakeMySky@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      There’s definitely incentive for that from both candidates. If they talk about how ahead they are in the pills, people will neglect to vote. If they talk about how they’re behind, then it’s a foregone conclusion and people won’t bother to vote.

      If they preach about how close the polls are then it gets people worried enough to actually turn out and vote.

      At this point I only seem to hear about polls directly from candidates or PACs so it’s hard to know what the biases are.