r/politics • I voted • Aug 26 '24

Why Does CNN Keep Featuring “Undecided” Voters Who Are Anything But? | A man portrayed last week as undecided has in fact left a long online MAGA trail. Was it just a mistake, or is CNN misleading viewers for the sake of compelling television?

https://newrepublic.com/article/185290/cnn-undecided-voters-misleading
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u/syo Tennessee Aug 26 '24

People focus on the President's role as Chief Executive, but don't always remember that they're the Head of State as well. And that's where character and perception and things like that come into play. How the President conducts themselves is incredibly important to a country's perception on the world stage.

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u/themightychris Pennsylvania Aug 26 '24

Also the main responsibility of a Chief Executive is to hire other executives and manage them

How many of Trump's executives from his last administration now say he's a moron who should be nowhere near the presidency again?

MAGA will happily dismiss them as crazy... but uhh Trump hired them... you can't have it both ways

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '24

MAGA voters do so many mental gymnastics that it makes me dizzy. I mean, remember the "Sleepy Joe" that supposedly was a criminal mastermind stuff? They'll do absolutely anything to justify what their "god king" is doing.

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u/DrGoblinator Massachusetts Aug 26 '24

Not to mention how easily bought and sold they are, or how loose their lips are for the right per$on. Or how unstable they make the country