Angelo Carusone

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Chair & President, Media Matters. An all around good guy fueled by caffeine, candy and comeuppance. Posts are mine alone.

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Doberman trying, but failing to catch a ball. Video in slow motion.
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Reuters article with the headline: US appeals court blocks FTC subpoena targeting Media Matters for now”
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Hegseth coming up on Fox & Friends
This failure to engage extends beyond crisis response to a broader issue of economic messaging. “Democrats struggle to authentically address economic inequality without alienating their donor base,” Carusone said. “Unlike Republican donors, who tolerate anti-elite rhetoric as long as it remains abstract, Democratic donors bristle at critiques of wealth, fearing that populist sentiments may target them directly.”
Screenshot of text from article The asymmetry in media consumption, particularly with right-leaning content dominating, is a stark reality. Carusone underscored that right-wing media outlets, bolstered by an extensive infrastructure, are better positioned to harness public frustration and turn it into political capital. “With nearly 450 million aggregate subscribers compared to the left’s 68 million on a good day, the imbalance is staggering,” he pointed out. “The right’s ability to immediately craft narratives around policy failures and blame ‘malicious implementation’ by the so-called deep state allows them to reframe events to their advantage, even when those very failures are the direct result of conservative policies.”
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