Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Mehdi Hasan Reveals Detail About Trump Supporters That Will ‘Haunt’ Him Forever

MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan spotted an alarming number in a new CBS News poll of Republican voters.

And it wasn’t just that 62% plan to back Donald Trump in the presidential primary despite his fourth criminal indictment.

It’s that many trust Trump more than they do family, friends, the media and religious figures.

The poll finds 71% of Trump’s supporters believe what he says it true, despite the fact that he told more than 30,000 lies during his four years in office, according to The Washington Post.

That’s compared to 63% who believe family and friends, 56% who trust conservative media figures, and 42% who have faith in their religious leaders.

Hasan wrote that this detail “will haunt me till my last days” in a message on X, formerly known as Twitter:

It’s bad enough that tens of millions of Americans trust a politician more than their own *friends and family* but the fact that that politician they trust more than their parents or kids or best friend is *Donald Trump* will haunt me till my last days.

The same poll found that Trump’s lead over his nearest rival is growing, as he’s now 46 percentage points ahead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is at 16%.

Others on social media were also left stunned by the new detail about Trump’s voters.

Original Article
Source: Huff
Author: Ed Mazza

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