Why are celebrity endorsements so much worse a source of information than any of the other BS politicians, political pundits and political advertising that gets spewed at people? If you like a celebrity and trust their judgment (for whatever reasons), then it’s not unreasonable to be influenced by their opinion of a candidate. That doesn’t imply immaturity. Many people don’t have the time to trawl through a candidate’s website to read their manifesto or dig into all their policies, so listening to a celebrity you trust who has done sufficient research is a reasonable compromise.
Now, if you’re listening to Rosanne Barr, I may agree with you…
well again not looking at the facts… US inflation is the lowest it has been for 3 years (lots of data to prove but BBC article: US inflation falls to its lowest level in over three years) The fed is looking to cut interest more… of course Biden and Harris can’t take credit right? It baffles me why US citizens can’t parse out the truth!
the truly sad part of the US political system is that it only comes down to less than 0.01% of the population that decide the outcomes. here is a good video explainer: Why 0.008% of the U.S. population might determine the election | About That | CBC.ca. The issue of such a small margin of victory shows the flaw in the electoral college system. So did the debate matter? not if it did not change the factors at play in the battle ground states, and to change it only a relatively small number of people need influenced to vote one way or the other.
I agree somewhat as to celebrity endorsements over other endorsements. Hulk Hogan v Taylor Swift provides an example of distinctions in endorsement quality though. Reading TS’s endorsement you can see how she did not push, but rather counseled her followers to become more engaged and more informed, and then came the push to register and vote based on an independent research. I’d swing to the side that her endorsement was mature and civic.
Gotta say the only unhinged folks that still hold the belief that trump is the best candidate for president. Let’s say there are 330 million people in the US, of that say 75 million would be eligible to run for president. Trump would be the 75th million person who would be best for the country.