10-21-2019, 04:16 AM
The problem, as I see it, is that uniformed, disengaged people used to ignore politics and stay home on election day. They were big champions of "They're all alike, so who cares?"
First we had Limbaugh, who elevated the right-wing radio talk show, which had always existed, out of the shadows and into the mainstream. Then along came FOX, which gave political reportage a National Enquirer feel, which caught the uncaring people's attention because it was simple and easy to grasp. Suddenly all the dumbos were pundits in their own minds. And out they went to the voting booths to exercise their rights, something they had previously not bothered to do. Ah, the good old days.
First we had Limbaugh, who elevated the right-wing radio talk show, which had always existed, out of the shadows and into the mainstream. Then along came FOX, which gave political reportage a National Enquirer feel, which caught the uncaring people's attention because it was simple and easy to grasp. Suddenly all the dumbos were pundits in their own minds. And out they went to the voting booths to exercise their rights, something they had previously not bothered to do. Ah, the good old days.