Writes Steve Waldman on data that suggest those getting their news via social media were far more likely to vote for Trump:
"...if we want to grasp the meaning of this election, we can’t ignore one of the biggest forces that shaped the electorate — or how the collapse of local news has changed the political equation."
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/09/social-media-traditional-news-elections-00188548
According to the Financial Times, X lost one-fifth of its U.S. daily active user base from Sep. 2023 to Sep. 2024.
It lost one-third of its UK users over the same period.
This doesn't take into account the increased X-odus that's occurred since the election.
https://www.ft.com/content/65961fec-a5ab-4c71-b1c8-265be3583a93
Vance is already lining himself up for a Putin assist in 2028:
The week prior to Election Day only 23% of Republicans polled believed the vote would be fair.
Now, 77% say that it was.
Funny how their widespread (and unproven) claims about noncitizen voters evaporated in an instant.
c/o Kevin Drum.
