Probably the most insightful article on 2016 election I've read all year...

[Jan Devenish]

a tv president for a tv nation.

this article was somewhat reassuring:
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/could-donald-trump-win-the-general-election?intcid=popular

i have faith in the american people.



On 6 March 2016 at 20:05, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just got off the phone with my 80ish mother who said she'd vote Trump vs.
> Hillary because Hillary is just like Obama, who's nearly destroyed our
> country. She said I needed to get more informed. I told her to stop
> watching Fox News. She's old, white, educated, but... untouchable.
>
> David Morris
>
>
> On Sunday, March 6, 2016, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's manifestation, not intervention. Big difference.
>>
>> David Morris
>>
>> On Sunday, March 6, 2016, Robert Mahnke <rpmahnke at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'd be more in favor of divine intervention if my side could get some
>>> too.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 1:14 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes. Trump is the most potent manifestation of the GOP's mass
>>>> psychosis, which started when they greedily ate the monkey brains offered
>>>> by Ronald Reagan back in the day. (Hat tip to Charlse Pierce)
>>>>
>>>> David Morris
>>>>
>>>> On Sunday, March 6, 2016, gary webb <gwebb8686 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> http://thebaffler.com/blog/donald-trump-trickster-god
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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