.MaddowBlog: Wisconsin focus group suggests President Trump’s dishonesty is a problem.
Democrats suffered a series of bitter disappointments in the last presidential election cycle, but Donald Trump’s narrow victory in Wisconsin was among the most severe. The Badger State had supported the Democratic ticket in each of the last seven presidential elections – Barack Obama carried Wisconsin with relative ease in both of his national races – but the state nevertheless backed Trump by about 0.7% of the statewide vote.
“I think he’s a dirty crook that lies, cheats, and steals when he can,” said George Engelmann, a 49-year-old Obama/Trump voter. […] Amanda S., a 39-year-old Obama/Trump voter, said: “He’s getting stuff done, but he lies. I don’t think he’s a very good person, but he’s getting stuff done, so it’s hard.”
I mention this, in part because of the electoral implications, and in part because there’s been a lingering debate for months about whether Trump’s uncontrollable dishonesty is a problem the public at large even recognizes. Is there a point to fact-checking? Do voters notice? Or care?
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