re: #29 Scottishdragon

James Fallows referred to this particular phenomenon over the weekend…

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The media narrative “The underdog is improving and has a real shot” is simply too appealing as a plot device to let go of right now. So get used to seeing Trump isn’t as bad as we thought! memes for the next month.

Of curse, it also has utterly no basis in reality. News pundits just cannot resist putting everything into a some sort of potboiler plotline to string the viewing and reading public along until the debates.

I dunno. The media seem to be relishing the “Trump Death Spiral” narrative at the moment. Do not underestimate the power of Schadenfreude aimed at the guy who attacks them constantly while basing his entire campaign on free media exposure.