Part of it is that the media does a poor job about explaining policy (and, tbh, economic policy is boring to most people) so it becomes:
Candidate T, who is demonstrably doing a bad job. Candidate P, who is a fresh face and speaks well. Sure he says some kooky things, but you know he doesn't really mean them. Just throwing red meat to the base! Candidate S. Lol, you know that guy doesn't stand a chance.
So T and P seem interchangeable even when they're wildly different. Like, don't get me wrong, they're both absolute dogshit, but can you imagine P in charge of the covid response?
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2024-03-09 02:11 pm (UTC)Candidate T, who is demonstrably doing a bad job.
Candidate P, who is a fresh face and speaks well. Sure he says some kooky things, but you know he doesn't really mean them. Just throwing red meat to the base!
Candidate S. Lol, you know that guy doesn't stand a chance.
So T and P seem interchangeable even when they're wildly different. Like, don't get me wrong, they're both absolute dogshit, but can you imagine P in charge of the covid response?