3 Stories You Should Read 02/06/2020: Trump, DNC, Propaganda
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In the category: Strategy
“Flood the zone with shit”: How misinformation overwhelmed our democracy
On Wednesday, the Senate voted to acquit President Trump of charges of abuse of power and obstruction of justice.
Despite all the incontrovertible facts at the center of this story, it was always inevitable that this process would change very few minds. No matter how clear a case the Democrats made, it was always highly likely that no single version of the truth was ever going to be accepted.
This fact underscores a serious problem for our democratic culture. No amount of evidence, on virtually any topic, is likely to move public opinion one way or the other. We can attribute some of this to rank partisanship — some people simply refuse to acknowledge inconvenient facts about their own side.
In the category of: Poor performance and bad timing
DNC chair calls for recanvass of Iowa caucuses
The call comes after the public release of the results has been marred by delays, errors and inconsistencies.
The leader of the Democratic National Committee called for an immediate recanvass of the Iowa caucuses Thursday, dealing another blow to Iowa’s reputation and further extending an already delayed process to tally votes from Monday night.
“Enough is enough,” DNC Chairman Tom Perez tweeted Thursday afternoon. “In light of the problems that have emerged in the implementation of the delegate selection plan and in order to assure public confidence in the results, I am calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass.”
The call for a recanvass comes after the public release of the results has been delayed for days, with reports of errors and inconsistencies in the results.
In the category of: Goddess help us
In Unhinged Propaganda Rally, Trump Proclaims Victory After Impeachment Acquittal
The president and his allies immediately launched attacks against Sen. Mitt Romney, the only Republican to vote to convict Trump.
In more than an hour of improvisational ramblings that appeared more like fascist propaganda than a White House event, President Donald Trump on Thursday declared victory the day after Senate Republicans acquitted him in impeachment proceedings that were largely favorable toward him.
As the former reality television host walked to his lectern, he received a standing ovation while “Hail to the Chief” played, before launching into an unhinged riff targeting some of his favorite and most frequently mentioned subjects, listing them off in a Mad Libs-like frenzy.
The speech, which resembled his ad-libbed campaign rallies, was held in the East Room, typically reserved for more measured and sometimes somber official White House events.
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