If you've been reading us lately, you must be aware of how growly we feel toward political journalism in America today. In short, it sucks.
The press has been so effectively baited by the right wing's accusations of "the liberal media" that they not only practice incessant bothsidesism, they sometimes just repeat Republican talking points. So the coverage of the 2022 midterms has been enough to make us tear our newspaper apart.
Plus, they're not delving into some interesting questions. Such as: What are the non-MAGA Republicans doing in the voting booth? It's been suggested that slices of the anti-Trump Republican electorate could make a difference in some of these very close midterm races.
Do they vote for the insurrectionists and democracy deniers? Do they vote Democratic? Do they not vote? We have theories:
- The women will vote Democratic or stay home.
- The hard-core religious zealots, even if they're privately disgusted by Trump, will vote Republican or stay home.
- The ones who still believe in the fiction of Reagan tax cuts will also vote Republican or stay home.
- The Reagan-Cheney national security voters will vote Democratic or stay home.
We'd like to see some discussion about this, but it might be too complex for the lazy talking heads who populate cable news. And it's probably also too much to expect some analysis about the possible impact of COVID death rates — especially since they're higher for Republicans than Democrats, who are more vaccine-compliant. We cats HISS.
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