It is axiomatic that if you are complaining about the refs, you're in a "loser mindset." However, there are a couple of great examples of just how profoundly the press is failing us at this moment.
Richardson points to the revelations about Project 2025 last summer. When it leaked out, it was very, very unpopular. Democrats spent a week or two talking about it, but Trump denied he knew anything about it. (Which might have been technically true, as he is an idiot.) The press never really, well, pressed Trump on it. They took - at face value - the denials of a serial liar.
Krugman looks at how the media simply accepts certain frames from MAGA that are at factual odds with reality. Things like "other countries pay for tariffs" or "immigrant commit more crimes." Sure, halfway down the page, there will be a clarifying line that states the factual truth, but the headlines and the lede tend to take Trump and his minions at his word.
Finally, Marshall points out a fascinating glimpse into the dysfunction of the Federal government under Trump. On the surface, it's a report about the head of Pandemic Preparedness resigning, but the piece actually notes that no one really knows if that person was the head of Pandemic Preparedness. There are lots of places in the Federal government that are just kind of winging it. Hell, Marco Rubio has four jobs - Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, Head of USAID and Chief Archivist. How is that OK?
Sure, you could make the argument that the press is more focused on the salacious story of Epstein and Trump, but this dynamic goes back a decade. It's not just sanewashing, but it's an issue with Trumpists asserting unreality, Democrats noting the unreality and the media reporting on the argument.
I honestly don't know what the solution is, but I'm pretty sure it's not "Kamala Harris needs to go on Joe Rogan."
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