Polls canāt predict ā but theyĀ can warn. And Iām not sure our horserace-obsessed media are heeding the warning
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One of the things these numbers suggest is that the journalists are not getting the truth across to citizens on some key points (or if they are, that truth is being ignored).
The poll respondents claim that one of their big concerns is the economy. If thatās the case, they should be happy with Biden. Among the factors: low inflation, significant growth and low unemployment. Paul Krugman, the Nobel laureate economist,Ā wroteĀ recently: āThe economic news in 2023 was almost miraculously good.ā (Even the cost of a classic Thanksgiving dinner, he notes, was down 4.5% last year.)
If the economy is that strong and that important to voters ā and if Biden can take at least some of the credit ā why isnāt it coming across? Thatās something for the Biden campaign, primarily; but itās also something for media people since journalists are supposed to be communicating information so that citizens can vote with knowledge. ThatĀ shouldĀ be a higher priority than generating profits, ratings and clicks, but one eventually despairs that it ever will be.
Another major voter concern, of course, is Bidenās age. Heās 81; Trump will be 78 in June. Theyāre both old; both have memory gaps and both exhibit confusion at times.
Only one of them, however, talks about some migrants as āanimalsā or predicts a ābloodbathā for the country if he loses. Only one is facing dozens of charges related to crimes including trying to overturn a legitimate election. Only one has promised to be a dictator on day one of his presidency and only one has allies that are meticulously plotting a radical revamping of how America works.
Is your last line not agreeing that itās the fault of the press that the issue driving the votes isnāt being talked about?
Same thing
If thatās the case, youāre saying
People shouldnāt blame the press, because itās the fault of the press
Did you read the article bro? Itās obvious what Iāve meant. Is English your second language or something?
Edit: fuck it Iāll spell it out. The article is blaming the press for not telling people more about Biden administrationās achievements. But the uncommitted votas have shown that a lot of people are not voting for Biden because of the ongoing genocide. And not one mention of it in the article. So Iām not blaming the press for Bidenās poor performance. Iām calling them delusional to think that itās because of that. Please read the article next time before commenting.
I mean it has been covered. People just ignore it. Iām still getting accused of being a Russian plant even after thousands of votes were cast for uncommitted. Either those votes were cast by Russians or those people donāt have internet I guess.