As we listened to the Maddow podcast Bag Man, one thing that struck me, besides the similarities with the whole Trump debacle, was the reaction of Agnew supporters, often women, to the news that their guy was being investigated for criminal behavior.
It was as if they were being told that God was on trial for bribery and extortion. And when he was finally convicted on a tax evasion charge and forced to resign, there was more of the same. Beyond disbelief, it came across as indignant, vehement denial, and it echoed strongly what we’re seeing today with Trump and his minions.
Stand back a ways and one might come to realize that the electorate– women and men– may not be all that savvy. They can be gullible, deceived, misled, lied to, and then adamantly refuse to believe they’ve been had.
This might tell us something about the validity of polling. What percentage of people polled on anything have actually done their homework and know something about the subject at hand? Or is it more like that old REO Speedwagon song?
…heard it from a friend, who heard it from a friend…
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