• @PlantDadManGuy
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    03 months ago

    That’s not how public perception works. Most people don’t watch the news.

    • @[email protected]
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      93 months ago

      That is how public perception works. Anyone who became the Democratic nominee between now and the election would instantly be famous. Their name would become a household name within a week. There’s no real way to prove this, but it just seems silly to think otherwise.

      Most Americans do watch the news. The link below is a statistic just about cable news. If you included digital news, the numbers would be even higher. Here’s my source 👈😎 But as you can see 72% of Americans watch cable news.

      I hope that helps ☺️

      • @lennybird
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        3 months ago

        Right, anyone who thinks their name and the attention wouldn’t go viral overnight is clueless. It will go something like this:

        BREAKING NEWS: Joe Biden to RESIGN FROM THE PRESIDENCY; ENDORSES GRETECHEN WHITMER

        For 5 weeks:

        MEDIA: omfg omfg omfg omfg

        SOCIAL MEDIA: omfg omfg omfg omfg

        MILLIONS GOOGLE:: “Who is Gretchen Whitmer!?”

        OBAMA, BIDEN, DNC rally behind Whitmer

        WHITMER’S POLLING & NAME-RECOGNITION: Skyrockets

        At convention:

        MEDIA: Omfg omfg omfg

        GRASSROOTS: ENERGIZED.

        Swing-voters: Happy to vote for someone young and a fresh face because we’re America and we like new less boring shit.