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Matt Blaze Jul 3, 2024

Part of the reason we see so much negative news about Biden is that it's more newsworthy. Compared with Trump, discovering something bad about Biden is a real scoop.

Trump is one negative thing after another. There's nothing new to learn about his badness, and no new development, however awful, would make him significantly worse.

Biden, on the other hand, has had a long and mostly distinguished career. Bad news about him - his debate performance, his son's troubles, etc - stands out.

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michellelaverickmusic

@mattblaze - I've yet to see any conventional political party from either side of the spectrum handle the onslaught of popularism. Its worth saying that popularist narratives are catnip, and seem designed for maximum virality on social media. I think conventional media has struggled. No amount of fact-checking or debunking seems to hit home as the lie. It strikes me that the reason we have popularism is the failure of the conventional parties over the last 40-50 years...