Hmm... I know the GOP wanted to finally have a big accomplishment on the books, but maybe they should have done something *popular*
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There is nothing popular in their platform.
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A good infrastructure bill would go a long way.
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I agree, haven’t heard that word from DC in a while. But it doesn’t create money for wealthy donors. Wouldn’t hold my breath. We’re so far behind on that it’s laughable.
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It's a win in that their donors will now give them $ to enable lying to voters.
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What he said
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But will it translate in 2018 and 2020? Because these things seem not to matter to voters.
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All evidence (polling and 2017 results) point to yes, with the normal caveat that 11 months is a long time in politics.
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"contradicted" even
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The news media ought to be in the business of translating what impact laws have on their readers, not calling them like horse races.
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Unfortunately, horse race analysis gets clicks/views, while deep dive policy analysis does not.
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Actually, it's that they are easier and cheaper and usually less controversial.
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No, they are not less controversial. There has been a deliberate effort to discredit factual journalism as partisan (well before Trump). The echo chambers reject information that does not meet confirmation bias. Doesn’t mean they still shouldn’t do it.
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Huh, you work in the media then?
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No, not sure why you draw that conclusion? But I do consume a broad range of news, and we’ve gone from a mantra of “consider the source” to “reject the source”. From someone who considers themselves open to new information it’s disheartening and frustrating.
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I wanted to make sure before I pointed out that I do work in media. Media outlets rarely make decisions for reasons of conspiracy. They almost always make decisions that are the easiest, cheapest and least likely to enrage consumers.
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I wasn’t claiming that they were conspiratorial, just the perception. Depends on the type of media though: CNN’s business model is built on conflict (per Zucker himself), with pundits arguing with each other.
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