This is a good thread for understanding the likely irrelevance of fake news. People are really goo

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Matthew Yglesias ?@mattyglesias 5m5 minutes ago

Matthew Yglesias Retweeted Daniel Dale

This is a good thread for understanding the likely irrelevance of “fake news.” People are really good at making things up for themselves!


Sheen #StillWithHer ?@sheenA_8886 11m11 minutes ago

Sheen #StillWithHer Retweeted Daniel Dale

#Trump' ppl are either delusional or live in a bubble and don't go 10miles in either direction of their rural communities



Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 4h4 hours ago

Tyrus and Ashley Cobb, of Indiana, like that Trump is a man of faith who will bring Godliness back. They wish he'd stop tweeting.







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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 4h4 hours ago

The triumph of the Deplorables.







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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 3h3 hours ago

Dennis Poer, painter in Illinois, says tomorrow is the "greatest event in American history." He loves Trump's honesty.








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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 3h3 hours ago

Rhonda Pearce, homemaker in North Carolina, most admires that Trump is always willing to admit he was wrong after he misspeaks.






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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 3h3 hours ago

Michelle Arnett, of Tennessee, thinks Trump will bring back jobs. She was laid off in a clothing-plant closure she attributes to NAFTA.






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Rick Gardner, a Christian minister in Arizona, says he most likes Trump's honesty - "truly a man of his word" - and his selflessness.







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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 3h3 hours ago

Sandra Esmeier, Arizona homemaker, says she likes that "his ego is so large that he wants to be the best, so he'll work toward being best."





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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 3h3 hours ago

I am not mocking anyone. I am asking people what they like about Trump and sharing what they say.
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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 3h3 hours ago

Steve Terrill, who employs 150 people in Vermont: "He's a man who gets things done. He doesn't talk. He acts."
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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 2h2 hours ago

David Drexler, LA lawyer, says he'd never seen a politician who so "precisely" understands the issues of jobs and immigration.






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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 2h2 hours ago

KC Hailstone, Idaho truck driver, says he most likes that Trump isn't "wishy-washy" on issues.
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Cheryl Rofer ?@CherylRofer 2h2 hours ago

@ddale8 Did you find any supporters who aren't white?
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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 2h2 hours ago

.@CherylRofer The early inauguration crowd is easily 97% white.

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/822155551694094336

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1. These people live their own reality which the rest of us should never try to inhabit.