A Quick Challenge

September 17, 2023
 Erin

Here’s a challenge for you. It’s worth it, and will take you about 10 minutes, tops.

The top GOP contenders (apart from Trump the media pariah) are: Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence and Vivek Ramaswamy.

The top Democrat contenders (apart from Biden, the incumbent) are: Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris and Jared Polis.

Google each of these names. Read the first 20-25 headlines. (Read the articles if you like, but that’s not critical to achieve the purpose of this exercise.)

Do you feel angry and frustrated or happy and vindicated by the material you’ve just read? Do you think anyone with a political opinion feels neutral about this exercise?

Now think about the American political spectrum. As evidenced by the results of our elections – where is the center?

Think about where you obtain information about politics, social issues and current events? School? Social media? News media? Your favorite sports and entertainment figures?

Where does this content fall within the political spectrum you’ve just identified?

Thanks for indulging me. ✌️

Erin
  • Erin

  • Erin is a rebounding social media junkie. Despite her New England upbringing (and to the dismay of her liberal friends), she's a moderately conservative Republican. Her interests include psychology, philosophy, politics, debate, aviation and human engineering. Her guilty obsessions center around 1970s-1990s pop culture and online shopping. Having lived in 7 states and worked in 3 countries, she's currently domiciled in Florida with her husband and two teenagers, dodging hurricanes and sipping margaritas.

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