President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

This is based only on my admittedly cynical view of major news networks in the U.S., but I believe there is a massive knowledge gap with TV news anchors, especially when it comes to elections.

There is so much nuance and complexity to both the national picture and each individual state, and it has been compounded by new rules and regulations caused by COVID.

So when something deserves pushback, or needs clarified, or deserves further discussion, they can't do it.

It's a problem made worse by the insistence of having former politicians on as "analysts". Have the experts on to explain the ballot counting quirks in different states. Have reporters on to detail what they discovered on the ground. Have active campaign people on to talk about their perspectives, plans, etc. Have winners on after the race is called. Leave the Santorums and Carvilles on the sideline.

 

Now he's trying to declare himself the victor in states still counting ballots. Par for the course.

 

Networks, please, get this shit off the air.

 

MSNBC pulls out.

 

"This is a fraud on the American public. The is an embarrassment to our country. We did win this election. A major fraud on our nation"

 

It's because Michigan and Wisconsin do not give the type of data necessary to allow the needle to be effective. The NYT only went with specific states that get more granular, otherwise the needle would be all over the place more than it already is

 

And there it is. Saying “stop the count” and “we’re going to the Supreme Court.” Fuck this guy.

 

PEOPLE ARE NOT STILL VOTING!!!! THEY ARE COUNTING VOTES YOU MORON

 

Of those, the only one he’s certain to win is Alaska.

 

Can we leave him there? Surely, even the bears might get desperate enough during the dead of winter ...