The media created a ‘fantasy world’ for never-Trumpers: Mark Halperin

Mark Halperin made a solid case for how bad the mainstream media has become, creating a fantasy world bubble for the never-Trumpers to live in, but giving them a totally false sense of reality in the process. Mark’s statement was quoted on Yahoo:

I really pleaded with everyone I knew who was a Never Trumper, someone with Trump Derangement Syndrome or super opposed to Donald Trump. I said he’s going to get 47% of the vote and he might get 50. But the difference between 47 and 50 is, you know, several million Americans. You have to respect the fact that tens of millions of people are going to vote for him. And you have to be prepared for that. And some people listened to me, but most of them didn’t.

There’s something about Donald Trump that sets them off. Now, he brings a lot of it on himself through his behavior, through his rhetoric, through his conduct. But it goes beyond that. And, of course, it’s particularly exacerbated by what I call the dominant media, which creates this fantasy world of Joe Biden doesn’t have an acuity problem. Kamala Harris should be given the nomination without any question. The open border is not an issue that people really care about. All these things, the prosecutions of Donald Trump, the attempts to keep him off the ballot. The attempts to keep Bobby Kennedy off the ballot. All of these things, the failure of the president and the vice president to express outrage at the murder of American citizens by people in the country illegally. All these things add up to a blue bubble that they just can’t see.

I see this all the time. I’ll say to a Trump supporter, why does the left not like Donald Trump? And they can explain it very easily. … And some of them feel the same way, but they still think he’d be a better president than Kamala Harris. But most people on the left, if you say, why do people like Donald Trump? They’re paralyzed. They can’t answer the question. And the litany you and I just did together is a big part of the explanation, not the whole thing, but it’s a big part of it. And they just, for some reason, can’t appreciate that tens of millions of their fellow countrymen and women feel differently than they do.

Who is Mark Halperin?

Mark Halperin has had a significant career in political journalism. Here are some highlights:

ABC News: Halperin joined ABC News in 1988 and quickly rose through the ranks. He became the network’s political director in 1997, overseeing coverage of presidential campaigns and elections. He also created and edited “The Note,” a daily political briefing that became essential reading in Washington.

Books: Halperin co-authored two best-selling books with John Heilemann: “Game Change” (2010) and “Double Down: Game Change 2012” (2013). These books provide behind-the-scenes insights into U.S. presidential campaigns and have been praised for their detailed reporting.

MSNBC and Bloomberg: In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC as a senior political analyst and later became a co-managing editor of Bloomberg Politics. He co-hosted the show “With All Due Respect” and produced the documentary series “The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth,” which followed presidential candidates during the 2016 election.

2WAY: After the sexual harassment allegations in 2017, Halperin founded the interactive media platform 2WAY, which aims to engage audiences in political discussions.

No Labels: Despite the controversies, Halperin continued his career by joining the bipartisan policy group No Labels as a senior communications adviser. He was involved in promoting bipartisan solutions to national issues.

Halperin’s career has been marked by both significant achievements and serious controversies.