The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin just said (on Threads) that last night's results show that 90% of political reporting is garbage.
That's because 90% of "coverage" is speculation and opinion. An email from the NYT "The Tilt" assured me that it was a good night for Democrats but that doesn't mean anything for 2024.
Rubbish.
Elections tell us how voters feel. Polls do not and pundits do not.
You all know my theory: Because of our current information disruption, and because news exists in a click-driven world, and because sensational opinions get more clicks than boring facts, the facts are lost in a firehose of opinions and speculation.
This, in turn, creates a misinformation-panic cycle, that heightens authoritarian impulses in people not prone to authoritarian thinking, thus endangering democracy.
@Teri_Kanefield For all the hand-wringing folks did in advance of the election, the *voters* turned out in sufficient numbers to make a difference.
Next year Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada will have reproductive rights on the ballot to drive turnout. That there is some key strategic planning on the part of advocates.
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