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Mar 14, 2023Liked by John A. Daly

You don't get it John. Those Trump-backed GOP candidates didn't lose their elections - they were all rigged, ...or something....

When you live in an echo chamber - e.g. get all of your "news" from a cable channel that reflects and amplifies your worst thoughts, fears, and biases - you create your own reality.

In that reality the "winners" are the fighters, that is those who yell the loudest and make the snarkiest jokes about their real and perceived enemies (owning as you describe it).

Losers are by definition, anyone else. If one of those losers wins an election, it's because the fix was in, and just means they need to yell even louder and be even more obnoxious to get their point across.... or something....

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Mar 14, 2023Liked by John A. Daly

Perfectly stated! 100% agree.

It's a dismal outlook for the GOP unless there's a major intervention of some kind.

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John, who gets more press coverage? AOC and Marjorie Taylor Greene, or a reasonable democrat from MN Dean Phillips? I'm sure you never heard of Dean? You know the answer.

My point is this; the vocal right or left get all the coverage. And Jason Whitlock clearly defines there is a conspiracy by the press to define the narrative. So, John, do you really believe in your state that traditional nice guy politics will win the press and elections? And more directly, a conservative that meets your virtuous standards?

Marjorie Taylor Greene will never ever get a positive writeup in our local press in Minnesota. And quite frankly it doesn't deserve it. But the little princess AOC will always get positive press every time.

John, based upon very liberal print periodicals, why would you object to the extremes you write about in this commentary.? They get the Press.

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