While Bill and Tim make a good case for covering this topic, there's a downside they didn't mention: the rally-round-the-underdog effect, or maybe we should call it the Trump effect. A significant, and loud, chunk of Biden's most committed supporters feel their guy is being unfairly attacked and, if some of the more favorable polls are c…
While Bill and Tim make a good case for covering this topic, there's a downside they didn't mention: the rally-round-the-underdog effect, or maybe we should call it the Trump effect. A significant, and loud, chunk of Biden's most committed supporters feel their guy is being unfairly attacked and, if some of the more favorable polls are correct, that feeling may be spreading. Not everyone looked at the debate and saw abject failure. Some saw a man struggle and partially overcome a very bad start, and they aren't taking kindly to being lectured about "what we all saw."
So maybe continue discussing it, but not all day every day? Maybe put the focus back on other political news while the Dems (hopefully) get their act together?
While Bill and Tim make a good case for covering this topic, there's a downside they didn't mention: the rally-round-the-underdog effect, or maybe we should call it the Trump effect. A significant, and loud, chunk of Biden's most committed supporters feel their guy is being unfairly attacked and, if some of the more favorable polls are correct, that feeling may be spreading. Not everyone looked at the debate and saw abject failure. Some saw a man struggle and partially overcome a very bad start, and they aren't taking kindly to being lectured about "what we all saw."
So maybe continue discussing it, but not all day every day? Maybe put the focus back on other political news while the Dems (hopefully) get their act together?