How about the media having something to do with it, or is the theory that if they just said the opposite of everything they now say, people would still think the same about the world?

Brian Beutler Chris Hayes But is this really just “vibes” or is it grounded perceptions of what the respective partisan coalitions are about?

“Vibes” to me makes it sound arbitrary.

Like I said, Biden should have used his 'don't' on Israel rather than Iran.

Why would a superpower allow itself to be constantly humiliated like this?

surprisingly good for the New Yorker

Amazing someone can get paid for this

Glad to see this story getting more coverage. 'Community resistance' to wind & solar is the result of a coordinated, well-funded propaganda campaign. Wild to me how often this is ignored. kalw.org/show/your-call…

Dean Baker That bet is a win either way. If you lose you get to enjoy him mucking up his case and getting indicted for perjury. Priceless!

They probably can't get access

Dean Baker Literally no media outlet has shown these

would be nice if reporters would press Trump and other Republicans on this rather than just letting them get away with making these outlandish accusations that they know are complete horseshit.

What I want to know is where I can bet on Trump testifying in his own defense. Even at 100 to 1 against, that would be a great bet.

This is cheap and stupid, but not by the current standards of political debate in elite circles.

Dean Baker Trump won't release his grades in college.

'Penn officials said they are prohibited from releasing Trump’s grades unless he allows it...Trump’s name was not among the top honorees at his commencement. Nor was he on the dean’s list his senior year,'

washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…

Exactly, if the media had been doing regular pieces over the last two years about low-paid workers getting extraordinary wage gains, my guess is that perceptions would be different.

Dean Baker Terry Coleman That they create the perceptions is the elephant in the room they have to work constantly to ignore.

That's because real working people want to pay more in credit card fees.

From me: Trump VP shortlist pick Tim Scott this week introduced a bill to increase costs on credit card users. It's the first explicit action putting Republicans on the side of business groups who want to impose junk fees:
prospect.org/politics/2024-…

Walt Nauta, disclaiming any knowledge of how the boxes of classified docs ended up in Pine Hall, reveals Trump is a hair spray hoarder.

documentcloud.org/documents/2454…

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