With democracy in the balance, the press must relay the crucial importance of this election and the dangers of a Trump win.
Whatever doubts you may have about public-opinion polls, one recent example should not be dismissed.
Yes, that poll – the one from Siena College and the New York Times that sent chills down many a spine. It showed Donald Trump winning the presidential election by significant margins over Joe Biden in several swing states, the places most likely to decide the presidential election next year.
The poll, of course, is only one snapshot and it has been criticized, but it still tells a cautionary tale – especially when paired with the certainty that Trump, if elected, will quickly move toward making the United States an authoritarian regime.
Add in Biden’s low approval ratings, despite his accomplishments, and you come to an unavoidable conclusion: […]
I would suggest an alternate interpretation. The public knows exactly what it is doing. I suspect, the American public has concluded that elections do not matter because their will is subverted at every turn. The elites refuse to modify foreign policy, they refuse to allow meaningful choice in elections, and refuse to rebalance the tax code. The underlying neo-liberal order remains. It will take much more than a few union wins to reverse 40 years of class warfare. Both major parties refuse to acknowledge their crappy candidates and crappy policies. This is why we have so many politically homeless ( you might use the euphemism “independent”) in this country. Trump is not the disease, he is the symptom of the disease. Trump is the messenger. Which is why when the messenger is prosecuted his numbers rise. The messenger can be prosecuted but the message will not be silenced. The liberals are bankrupt, and neo-liberal policies have failed for most Americans. The elites continue to insulate themselves from change. This is the anger and energy behind Trump. It is ignoring the message that endangers democracy. Trump is the symptom, not the cause.