Like, I think, many Americans I am very discouraged about politics right now. Far too many Republicans persuaded themselves that Donald Trump was someone he wasn’t. Now the Democrats are just as eagerly persuading themselves that Kamala Harris is someone she isn’t. If she is elected, expect a rerun of the major media outlets avoiding covering the White House critically as assiduously as possible while defaming any outlets that do.
I plan to avoid writing any posts in opposition Vice President Harris but I won’t write any in support of her, either.
You are basically predicting the media will act as the media has acted since at least 2007, if not earlier.
The 3 weeks where the media worked to push Biden out was an anomaly; and really in the service of the bigger goal (to elect Democrats).
Dave Schuler: Like, I think, many Americans I am very discouraged about politics right now.
The counterexample being people excited about Kamala Harris.
Dave Schuler: Now the Democrats are just as eagerly persuading themselves that Kamala Harris is someone she isn’t.
Sure. People should have realistic expectations, understanding that “Hope and Change” is an incremental process. On the other hand, Trump was always a flimflam man.
That is correct. I think they’ll do it more angrily if anything (if the very recent tone is any gauge).
Meh. It’s a shame that there is no right wing media. And you have to ignore that the “left wing media” helped kill off Hillary with the email stories that amounted to nothing, the endless Hunter laptop stories, the coverage of 8 Benghazi investigations and the endless coverage of every Trump event, especially in 2016 where it was to the exclusion of nearly every other politician.
Steve
The reach of “right wing media”, basically Fox, is a fraction that of the others.
Fox is “people “ magazine online. Boring and dead.
Right wing news is on Substack.
Having watched Bolton and Pompeo publicly overrule Trump, and the Democrat primaries being nullified openly by the Democrat elite, are we supposed to believe elections matter? How many times do you have to be kicked in the face?
The Deep State is about to give us a big war in the Middle East, simply because the psychotic war criminal Netanyahu wants to stay in power and avoid prison.
Dear Sweet Jesus, wake up!!!
What I found most ironic was that, after pontificating about “saving democracy” for two years, the Democratic leadership hesitated for less than a week before throwing democracy overboard. Clearly, as far as they are concerned democracy is merely instrumental, only a priority when it leads to their remaining in power.
bob sykes: the Democrat primaries being nullified openly by the Democrat elite
Dave Schuler: What I found most ironic was that, after pontificating about “saving democracy” for two years, the Democratic leadership hesitated for less than a week before throwing democracy overboard.
Biden withdrew, then endorsed Harris. Harris won the Democratic nomination and the general election for Vice President in 2020. The vast majority of Democrats support Harris. There was no significant opposition. The elected delegates voted for Harris. This is what Democrats want. How did you think it worked?