The media and pollsters haven't learned. It may just kill us all.

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I served almost 30 years in the United States Navy. During my time, I served under Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II and Obama.

I disagreed with the policies of some of those presidents, even the Democratic ones. It didn't matter. Sometimes my political side of the argument would win. Sometimes it didn't, and that was OK. You just worked harder and voted harder the next election.

Even at their worst, I never believed that any of those presidents would destroy the fabric of America, burn our Constitution, try to remain in office through violence, or turn America into an unrecognizable authoritarian, fascist hellscape.

We now have a presumptive nominee of one major party that has done, and promises to do all of the above.

The media and pollsters continue to treat this as if it's a contest between Kerry and Bush.

They are still stuck on covering and polling the race as if it's a normal contest between a lower taxes, less regulation and social programs Republican, and a slightly higher top marginal taxrate, protect our environment, provide for the common good Democrat.

There is NOTHING normal about this

The only norm that has not been shattered is the media's and pollsters insistence to treat it normally.

Pollsters continue to run on the norm that this is a popularity contest about issues. Really? Can anyone tell me what Donnie Dipshits economic policy is?

If you didn't know who Hitler was, it would be perfectly normal to ask; "Who do you feel will be better for the economy, Hitler, or candidate X"?

But we do know who Hitler was. We have evidence of what he did.

If he were still alive, would it be acceptable for a pollster to frame a question as; "who do you trust more on immigration policy, Hitler, or candidate X"?

Sometimes candidates lie about their opponents. Kerry's military service was lied about by Bush advocates. Bush' cocaine and possible drug abuse was highlighted by Kerry advocates.

Here's the glaring difference. Neither Kerry's military service, nor Bush' drug use WAS ADJUDICATED in a court of law. There was no video of Bush bragging about snorting coke.

Donnie Dipshit has been found liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers.

Donnie Dipshit has been found by a court of law to have committed fraud to the tune of half-a-billion dollars.

Donnie Dipshit has been indicted by 4 GRAND JURIES in multiple jurisdictions on 91 felony counts.

That his MAGAt fan base don't care about those facts, doesn't mean these FACTS shouldn't be included in poll questions.

Seems to me the question that should be asked is not; "who do you trust more on the economy, candidate X or candidate Y?" It should be; "who do you trust more on the economy, the adjudicated rapist, fraudster, 91 time indicted candidate X, or Candidate Y"?