{"id":688,"date":"2023-11-07T18:27:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T18:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-shirley.com\/blog\/?p=688"},"modified":"2023-11-07T18:27:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T18:27:59","slug":"trump-seems-to-pull-ahead-in-the-polls-how-is-this-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-shirley.com\/blog\/trump-seems-to-pull-ahead-in-the-polls-how-is-this-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump seems to pull ahead in the polls. How is this possible?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The reason Trump has any edge in the polls now is because this is the new age of web-broadcast misinformation, disinformation, and especially the burgeoning power of internet-magnified lies. A secondary, reciprocal cause is the dominance of the right-wing on radio. Third&#8211;Fox News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People armed with guns but not critical thinking are swept helplessly along. Their emotions are being triggered over and over and over. We are failing to find ways to counteract the waves of charged lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those working to save democracy must find new ways to communicate the truth to these victims of lies. We must rethink our approach to media. We need to be proactive about it, and soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reason Trump has any edge in the polls now is because this is the new age of web-broadcast misinformation, disinformation, and especially the burgeoning power of internet-magnified lies. A secondary, reciprocal cause is the dominance of the right-wing on radio. Third&#8211;Fox News. 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