• krashmo@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard “this will be thing that does Trump in” I would be rich. I’ll believe it when I see it. So far the only difference between this and the last time I heard it is that I can refer to him as a convicted felon, which, while somewhat satisfying, doesn’t really mean anything. He’s still going to be the GOP nominee and polls indicate his voters don’t care about his conviction that much.

    • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      I have posted this story before.

      After the 2016 election there was a panel discussion; all the creators of the top TV political dramas were invited. House of Cards; the West Wing; Veep; Scandal and others. Every writer and producer said the same thing. If they’d had a character on a show say that they ‘liked soldiers who didn’t get captured’ the networks and advertisers would have demanded that character be kicked out of office/defeated resoundingly by the next episode.