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Glaisne

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9. And why are there low-information voters in swing states?

Reply to Frank D. Lincoln (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2024, 08:13 AM

Sep 2024

Largely due to the monopoly saturation of right-wing radio poisoning the minds of listeners with extreme propaganda and lies. It pre-dates the internet and cable news. The legacy of Rush Limbaugh lives on.

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The biggest threat to our democracy. [View all] Frank D. Lincoln Sep 2024 OP

Yes, there will always be ruthless sociopaths, but we usually don't elect them to high office. Irish_Dem Sep 2024 #1

What we've got here is... ReRe Sep 2024 #6

Yes greatest moral collapse in US history. Irish_Dem Sep 2024 #7

Low information or badly informed voters. I believe Fox News and the other low/no morality info services carry a lot of. Biophilic Sep 2024 #2

My guess is that those rightwing guys are leftyladyfrommo Sep 2024 #3

Low information, willfully ignorant, and/or hate radio poison filled brains... FailureToCommunicate Sep 2024 #4

Cultivated ignorance is real dlk Sep 2024 #5

I know people who *know* for a fact that gas prices went up LeftinOH Sep 2024 #8

And why are there low-information voters in swing states? Glaisne Sep 2024 #9

There is a lot of low information voters across the country, not just in the swing states. Bev54 Sep 2024 #10

That's a good and important point. nt Frank D. Lincoln Sep 2024 #12

Low information voters are often manipulated by media Martin Eden Sep 2024 #11