General Discussion

Because so many voters are sheep and want to be told how to think. The GOP is quick to always be the first to publicly define their version of the so called reality of a situation. In addition to beating the Dems to the megaphone, they also send out their shills to all the media outlets. In the world of influence its first come, first believed. By the time the Dems respond the mindset has become firmly planted and is hard to remove. It happens continuously over and over again. Mitch McConnell is the master of the technique. The fact that he has been absent of late, at least publicly, speaks volumes about his opinion of Trump.

There is a book called “Influence” by Robert Cialdini that explains how influence works and how easy it is to apply it to manipulate public opinion. A must read if you are really into politics or just want to understand human interaction.