A headline on a small Daily News story made me grin.<\/p>\n
Almost 20% in US say Swift tied to Biden plot<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n So you’re saying, “This is good news?!”<\/p>\n Hold on a sec and I’ll explain. But first, the actual number is 18%, not 20%, and here’s the question the Monmouth poll asked which elicited that affirmative response:<\/p>\n “Do you think a covert government effort for Taylor Swift to help Joe Biden win the presidential election actually exists?”<\/em><\/p>\n To me, it’s important to know the questions out of which poll numbers are derived. If someone asked you that question, you might not simply respond, “No,” like 72% of respondents. You might say something along the lines of “Are you effing kidding me?<\/em>”<\/p>\n More than half the country (over 50%) seems to cling to the belief that over half the country (50%) is hooked on the awesome majesty of Trump and the dark conspiracies churning the underbelly of America to erupt against him and toss him into prison and bankruptcy.<\/p>\n Not so.<\/p>\n For several years now, I’ve tried to point out that it isn’t “half the country” still supporting Trump. Polls which say 65% of Republicans are still furiously MAGA are highly misleading: last time I saw an average, registered Republicans represent less than 25% of registered voters. So even if you’ve accepted that 65% of Republicans are still MAGA, that isn’t half the country<\/em>. That’s only 16.25% of the country.<\/p>\n This is pretty sad but not frightening.<\/p>\n So that Daily News headline should serve as a good news corrective. Only 16.25% of the country remains fucking nuts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A headline on a small Daily News story made me grin. Almost 20% in US say Swift tied to Biden plot So you’re saying, “This is good news?!” Hold on a sec and I’ll explain. But first, the actual number … Continue reading