(07-10-2022, 08:07 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: Politics really is exhausting these days. 

Why outrage politics has such a grip on American life | The Hill

The "Team Conservative" report from the Constitution Center made the same points Crenshaw makes.  Unfortunately there are no easy answers to outrage for money.  Crenshaw says "Stop falling for it" but that just shows he's part of the establishment/lizardking/secretpedo/groomer conspiracy, amirite?

Obama was the one who really showed you can win with small dollar donations, and that's the name of game now, but no one in either party has been able to duplicate that success with any positive message.  Warren tried, but Sanders' more outraged railing against the 1% got more attention, votes, and money.  Rubio tried,  but Trump called these attempts weak and the people fell for it.  

The anger is basically in a self reinforcing cycle at this point.  The angry messages are prospering and being shared because people are already angry.

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