| sundin13 said: Y'all are way too optimistic. I respect it, but I don't have that level of faith. |
I assume that your counter-point to the optimism is the long history of American stupidity. I admit, you win the argument if that's the case.
In the past few months I've been watching videos of CNN and MSNBC on YouTube every now and then. I suspect many people would say that MSNBC has a democratic lean if not bias, but I'd call it plain common sense. Channels like Fox News and Newsmax are obviously right wing pundits, so there's no point to bother. What surprised me about CNN, however, is that they are trying to play both sides. For one, they have that Republican guy on their panels who is against everything the Democratic party does by default. And two, there are times when they legitimate Trump campaign nonsense by treating it as if it isn't obvious bullshit.
So... the point is, if this is how TV in general shapes the minds of its American viewers, then I can absolutely understand why the Democrats still consider themselves the underdogs in this presidential race.
Going forward, what I expect is that Trump will do more of the flip-flopping he has done recently, most prominently on the topic of abortion. It's not that Harris will get more votes because of this, but rather that Trump's base can crumble a bit. There are a few issues that are very important for American voters and if they eventually cannot trust Trump anymore to stand for what they stand for, what reason do they have left to vote for him. Sticking it to the Dems? Yeah, you win that argument too.
Legend11 correctly predicted that GTA IV will outsell Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I was wrong.
