Yaknow why the media isn't asking Trump to drop out? [View all]
Because every time the media has challenged Trump, the response from Republicans has been FUCK YOU, WE DON'T CARE.
Found liable for defaming the woman he raped?
Found guilty of 34 felonies?
Impeached once?
Impeached twice?
January 6?
Stealing top secret documents?
And on and on and on...
Republicans, led by Trump, have responded to each and every one of these political crises by saying FUCK YOU to the media. And it has worked -- at least in the sense that the media has backed off.
The fact is, the press are bullies. They will get in your face and make your life miserable. But if you punch them in the face, they'll back off. Republicans have learned this. Democrats haven't.
What Biden and Harris are trying to do right now is punch back against the media bullies. If they can punch hard enough, the media will back off and move on. Hell, the media might even start treating them with a bit more respect.
That will require all of us -- party leaders and grassroots together -- to have Joe and Kamala's backs. Just like the Republicans do it. Unfortunately many Democrats right now seem to be acting like if we give the media our lunch money, maybe they won't bully us tomorrow. Good luck with that.
The debate was bad. We're down in the polls. So what? Stand up and fight twice as hard and let's see how this race looks after a successful, united convention. The next narrative after "disaster for Biden" should be "Biden comes back." Let's make it happen.
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