Trump is invoking "fake news" to defend his attempts to push out CNN and MS NOW. But do Americans really want the president to decide what's "fake" and what's "real" news? No, clearly most Americans do not want that at all.
As the midterm elections approach, it’s imperative to analyze where, when and how people are ingesting information about the races.
Gas prices at the pump, a TV segment, an attack ad – it's all information.
Much of the info voters receive is partisan in nature: Targeted ads,
"Winning in American elections is about expectations as much as who claims more seats... As a Democratic friend said to me the other day, 'I'll be disappointed if we don't win the Senate that I did not expect to win a month ago.' "
Trump: "Why wouldn't you listen to a mother that says that?"
@albamonica: "She stayed with a stepfather who was charged with raping his stepdaughter in 1978, sir."
Trump: "You just keep talking."
Alba: "I am answering you, sir."
Trump: "I don't know anything about
Clear, precise headlines and summaries are crucial. Take the Vivek Ramaswamy ad targeting Dr. Amy Acton, which has been called “the most outrageous, indefensible ad” in US history and “one of the worst things you could possibly do to somebody who’s been a victim of sexual abuse.”