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Related: About this forumAnyone in the M$M that reports on the black vote being down
And doesn't mention the monumental efforts by the Republican Party to disenfranchise blacks, the poor, and those that live in the inner cities isnt telling you the whole truth.
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Anyone in the M$M that reports on the black vote being down (Original Post)
Blue Idaho
Nov 2016
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ffr
(22,669 posts)1. So they're guilty of fallacious reasoning then.
Or of red-herring fallacies, in order to distract their audience from the key takeaway.
Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)2. Fallacious reasoning, and lying...
The black vote is hardly in some tailspin. It was historically high for Obama, which was expected. This year, the black vote is just fine, as is being shown in FL and NC early election results.
Republican spokesperson this weekend:
Blue Idaho
(5,049 posts)3. A sin of omission. And a Non Sequitor? nt.
Foggyhill
(1,060 posts)4. Probably down a bitfrom Obama 2008, but was exceptional
It's all about pushing a negative narrative.
The media create more stories than they report.