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Robin Shanen's avatar

I am much more upset by the mass media ( NY Times especially) call for Biden to drop out than by Biden’s flawed debate performance. Anyone else?

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Ctkat1's avatar

Jamelle Bouie, a NYT writer I like, pointed out something that I also noticed: while the media and the punditry can’t stop talking about Biden’s performance and whether he should drop out, the topic that has dominated TikTok and other social media is when Trump said “Immigrants are pouring into this country and coming to take Black jobs.” The racism and pure insanity of TRUMP’S performance is what people are making memes and content about, not Biden. Jamelle Bouie’s point is that while the media is breathlessly talking about Biden’s performance, the resonant parts from the debate with voters is the unhinged things Trump said.

Biden had a disappointing performance, but Trump was unhinged and scary. The media isn’t calling it out, but a whole lot of voters are. We’ve been waiting for the wandering parts of our coalition to come back, and I think Trump is helping bring some of them back.

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