Hayes: ‘One Piece of Data that Haunts Me’ Is the ‘+19’ Point Advantage Trump Got from Voters Who Never Consume Political News

HAYES As we inch ░░░░░░░░ to a new year ░░░░░░░░ a new administration there ░░░░░░░░ still lots of questions ░░░░░░░░ how the election turned ░░░░░░░░ the way it did ░░░░░░░░ everyone has their pet ░░░░░░░░ It was inflation sure ░░░░░░░░ was Joe Biden s ░░░░░░░░ also It was the ░░░░░░░░ doing too much of ░░░░░░░░ or too little of ░░░░░░░░ But for me the ░░░░░░░░ piece of data that ░░░░░░░░ me is this Just ░░░░░░░░ the election the think ░░░░░░░░ Data for Progress surveyed ░░░░░░░░ month s worth of ░░░░░░░░ respondents that s more ░░░░░░░░ 1 300 voters to ░░░░░░░░ how closely they paid ░░░░░░░░ to political news This ░░░░░░░░ group of voters basically ░░░░░░░░ the overall result of ░░░░░░░░ election favoring Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris by 1 ░░░░░░░░ is how it turned ░░░░░░░░ But Data for Progress ░░░░░░░░ singled out respondents who ░░░░░░░░ they consume a great ░░░░░░░░ of political news That ░░░░░░░░ of voters broke for ░░░░░░░░ Harris by a 6 ░░░░░░░░ margin And among voters ░░░░░░░░ said they consume zero ░░░░░░░░ news None at all ░░░░░░░░ Trump took a 19 ░░░░░░░░ advantage Conclusion you can ░░░░░░░░ from that data is ░░░░░░░░ the less attention Americans ░░░░░░░░ to the news the ░░░░░░░░ they were to be ░░░░░░░░ Trump supporters And we ░░░░░░░░ entered a new environment ░░░░░░░░ which the news as ░░░░░░░░ distinct entity is kind ░░░░░░░░ crumbling It s being ░░░░░░░░ by the endless scroll ░░░░░░░░ content the ambient information ░░░░░░░░ that people breathe into ░░░░░░░░ lungs the way you ░░░░░░░░ both air and pollution ░░░░░░░░ the same time So ░░░░░░░░ you have people who ░░░░░░░░ t pay attention to ░░░░░░░░ failing news media as ░░░░░░░░ is called by its ░░░░░░░░ but are still getting ░░░░░░░░ clues and information from ░░░░░░░░ driven social networks about ░░░░░░░░ is happening in our ░░░░░░░░ and what the government ░░░░░░░░ doing what the status ░░░░░░░░ is what people are ░░░░░░░░ to do about it ░░░░░░░░ this has produced a ░░░░░░░░ in which the basic ░░░░░░░░ that people relate to ░░░░░░░░ own self governance and ░░░░░░░░ information they get about ░░░░░░░░ is about as bad ░░░░░░░░ degraded as I personally ░░░░░░░░ ever seen it There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of reasons ░░░░░░░░ that We will be ░░░░░░░░ those reasons throughout this ░░░░░░░░ show tonight One place ░░░░░░░░ this bleak information environment ░░░░░░░░ the most obvious is ░░░░░░░░ used to be called ░░░░░░░░ now X the social ░░░░░░░░ site that got bought ░░░░░░░░ far right billionaire Elon ░░░░░░░░ who very clearly intentionally ░░░░░░░░ the platform to become ░░░░░░░░ de facto pro Trump ░░░░░░░░ wing propaganda outlet and ░░░░░░░░ succeeded Studies by The ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ academic organizations have found ░░░░░░░░ the site forced political ░░░░░░░░ on users That content ░░░░░░░░ almost invariably pro Trump ░░░░░░░░ Republican and pro Musk ░░░░░░░░ has also shared or ░░░░░░░░ far right and racist ░░░░░░░░ theories on the sites ░░░░░░░░ while accounts from mainstream ░░░░░░░░ outlets and liberal politicians ░░░░░░░░ less engagement and more ░░░░░░░░ And all while Musk ░░░░░░░░ world s richest man ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s co ░░░░░░░░ by some in fact ░░░░░░░░ the president falsely claims ░░░░░░░░ is a crusader for ░░░░░░░░ speech Just one example ░░░░░░░░ most obvious example of ░░░░░░░░ new toxic system of ░░░░░░░░ that bombards us is ░░░░░░░░ vacuum left by a ░░░░░░░░ and distrusted legacy media.”