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[Octave]

Why can't Marianne Williamson have her own town hall? Would it really have been more outlandish than that?

 

[Octave]

If the Republicans passed a law to limit California to one senator, the Dems would be crying murder. Here, its a Democrat who is doing it.

as legacy media have for decades been busy promoting the illusion that Feinstein is a progressive. An intricate con to pull off. We are such a dumb country.

 

[Songbird]

He's right. Trump is obviously relevant, despite the efforts of some people on here to pretend that he's just like any other potential candidate. He's outpolling every Republican by a wide margin, including De Santis (and it has nothing to do with De Santis declaring or not declaring yet), and the people in that audience weren't a small fringe. ... that is a significant portion of America.

Pretending that Trump doesn't exist, doesn't magically make him go away.

I personally think CNN did a service (even though that probably wasn't their agenda) by letting that shirt show happen, because it wasn't the people in that audience who got Trump elected in 2016 and within range of actually winning in 2020, it was a lot of people whose perception was that they were choosing between two odious candidates.

The more say, a woman in the Philly suburbs who voted for Trump in the past actually sees him being a moron and a deck, the more chance that when she goes into the booth and holds her nose, she decides he's too big of a deck to vote for next time around if he's on the ballot.

This was one of the most clear throated and articulate things I've ever seen Anderson do. Wish he'd do more of it instead of that other thing he does, breathily bleating.

 

[wicked]

He is not a normal candidate. He participated in an attempted nullification of the 2020 election results. He faces felony charges in one jurisdiction, whether you think they're overplayed or not, and may in more, including by the feds. Actions should have consequences.

 

[DanOregon]

Why can't Marianne Williamson have her own town hall? Would it really have been more outlandish than that?

Even better than a townhall - a seance.

 

[Octave]

at least she is somewhat in the fight. Not just sitting around tweeting about what needs done.

As Olbermann said, the audience CNN reeled in was gone by the next programming block. They came for the junk food and left.

 

[BTExpress]

It has taken almost 28 months to get to page 4,915 on this thread.

It took just over 9 months for the "President Trump" thread to reach page 4,915.

In other words, that's why CNN did the town hall.

 

[Driftwood]

I don't have as much of a problem that CNN did the show how they handled it.
It shouldn't have been an infomercial for him. They should have had someone out there hammering him from the start and calling him on his bullshirt.
The weak sauce was proven when he called Collins a "nasty person" to her face, and she didn't speak up.
She should have said, "Well, you are a twice-impeached convicted sexual abuser, so answer the question."

 

[Regan MacNeil]

Not wanting to listen to Trump means I'm in a silo, Anderson? fork you and your False Dilemma Fallacy, you privileged, pampered pile of pomposity.

 

[Liut]

Call me cynical, but nobody who matters at CNN gives a damn if anyone's mind was changed or anything of value was learned.

All the CNN brass wanted was ratings and the money they bring.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Cynical? heck, you're just being realistic.

 

[doctorquant]

... you privileged, pampered pile of pomposity.

Someone call me?

 

[Liut]

I don't have as much of a problem that CNN did the show how they handled it.
It shouldn't have been an infomercial for him. They should have had someone out there hammering him from the start and calling him on his bullshirt.
The weak sauce was proven when he called Collins a "nasty person" to her face, and she didn't speak up.
She should have said, "Well, you are a twice-impeached convicted sexual abuser, so answer the question."

Just once I'd like to see someone get in his face. I mean literally get out of their chair and go nose-to-nose with this blowhard.