1/ Any analysis of Trump (ym'sh) must implicitly understand - if not overtly state - that he's a career criminal AND he fits the profile of a malignant narcissist (as asserted by his niece). There's no long-term thinking; he's all desperate & predictable need.
2/ Furthermore, any analysis of the election (& pandemic) must overtly state that 35-40% of the public exclusively watches FoxNews and are thus immersed in non-factual propaganda
Using this fact as a starting point shows why most of the 'fundamentals' are unreliable
Using this fact as a starting point shows why most of the 'fundamentals' are unreliable
3/ #Polls should have as a screening question: "where do you get your news" If it's "only Fox" (& equivalents, like Facebook) then I would suggest those voters need to be coded as resistant to fundamentals. The don't know the causes of the bad economy, mass death etc
4/ This NYT shows, however, that local deaths may break through my suggested "propaganda shield" (nytimes.com/2020/07/28/ups…)
This is a fascinating conflict that I'd love to study: how these people may break away from the cult
This is a fascinating conflict that I'd love to study: how these people may break away from the cult
5/ Also, the article below shows another important ID screen: "...in plain language, our models reveal that the more racist attitudes a person
holds, the more likely he or she is to identify as a white Christian and vice versa."
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
holds, the more likely he or she is to identify as a white Christian and vice versa."
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
6/ Ultimately, I'm saying that journalists must openly acknowledge that POTUS is a career criminal w/a dangerous, unchangeable mental state & that a significant number of Americans are brainwashed by fascist propaganda & thus resistant to most fundamentals used by election models
@threadreaderapp, please unroll
