Right now Democrats (capital D, party Democrats) have a trust issue with their voter. And consistent with the most technocratic of approaches, they’re convinced that its just “how” their message" is getting across, and not the content of the message itself or the integrity of the person delivering it.

I really wish I had more time, because there is a study to be done tracking Mandami’s progress in this last election and his use of leftist media. Specifically, going on Hassan Piker when he was polling at 8%. Shows like The Majority Report, Bituation room, many others gave real time to Mandami and had him on. Democrats really, really hurt themselves between 2020-2024 where they basically abandoned attendance to leftist, online media (where it had propelled them 2016-2020. But this time, it broke through, and I think there is a key learning here: Democratic voters aren’t getting their news from mainstream media any more.

And this is critical in the context of the above headline; online viewership in online media spaces, especially on the left, is dependent entirely on trust. Frankly, we’ve been burned too many times, so purity testing/ witch hunting here necessary is what keeps the media space in line. Its a necessary evil for qualifying as leftist media, that yes we’re going to hold you to certain standards which, if you violate, we will burn you. This necessary filter has resulted in a better, more aligned, more quality media landscape.

So if any leftist media or media claiming leftism were to come in and start repeating capital D Democratic talking points, it would be the death of them. They would get burned so hard and fast its a conversation, not worth having, in practicality.

That being said, it won’t stop astroturfing these messages, so keep you hackles raised.