1. Here is the latest installment in @richthau's Swing Voter Project for @axios/@mikeallen.

As I explain, most "swing voters" are low info voters. The GOP understands the realities of these voters & is adept at manipulating them psychologically. Facebook being the main conduit.
2. Not only do they essentially justify what happened to @gretchenwhitmer (she asked for it) they fail to understand the perpetrators are terrorists, the act, terrorism- a connection they'd have no trouble making if this was a plan hatched by Muslim terrorists. More importantly,
3. as @richthau walks them through a series of GOP/Q'Anon talking points/ad strategies/conspiracies, they are familiar w every single one. Yet- if Thau was to walk them through some of the most salient current events of the past couple of years- they would likely be hard-pressed
4. to recognize these events. They are very familiar w the contrived, psychologically manipulated propaganda content, I all but guarantee you they'd be woefully ignorant of actual news and issues. A side note- they are also not "swing voters" but that's a convo for another day.
BTW- here is the link to @richthau's project. He is conducting this research for Axios, so this is the work that is being featured by Axios and discussed often on MSNBC engagious.com/swingvoters

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