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Aaron RuparIt’s very easy for people who follow politics super close to overestimate how engaged and informed the voters who actually decide elections are.
Lawrence@aaron.rupar word.
Michael Cantin@aaron.rupar You nailed it. Many (most?) voters vote out of total ignorance. No research. Nothing. That’s why Trump is successful. His “MAGA Circus” is more passionate than the educated voters. They stand outside waving Trump Nation flags. The casual voters see this and think “damn, he must be the guy”.
Josh GerlachI totally understand it, though. It can be kind of a shit sandwich when trying to find reputable political coverage, especially when cable or streaming providers shove Fox News or CNN in your face. Add all of the ridiculous political social media ads on top of regular life stuff, it's just a lot to deal with.
Green Loop StoreModern (21s century) politics is the art of understanding that and figuring out how to break through in our fractured media landscape.
@ NovaNaturalist🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱🇵🇦🇲🇽🇱🇸🇳🇫🇺🇦🏳️🌈 #FBPE@aaron.rupar Indeed, only a relatively small number of Republicans (and their justices) have recognised that American Civil War 2 has already begun.
MerelyAHut@aaron.rupar I met with some friends last night who deliberately aren't paying attention, although none support Trump. I am just too dialed in compared to most people I know.
Ben Rosengart@aaron.rupar @StaceyCornelius Even those who know this. It's very hard to imagine what it's like to be as ignorant and disengaged as the median voter.
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Noah Cook@aaron.rupar I feel like this is one of those key distinctions between "I follow politics" and "I study political science".
Now, there are some advantages to this in resisting autocracy. It perversely creates as much difficulty for demagogues to reach these voters as well, for example. There's also the related observation, in my experience, that people tend to act as they believe the law ought to have said.
What makes democracy beautiful, sometimes, is damnedfool stubborn ordinary people.