I felt for the first time on Sunday that Donald Trump might actually win the US presidential election. I’m not the only one moving in that direction. Hillary Clinton looks in bad shape, and while it’s one thing to be seen as dishonest, to be dishonest and sickly is not a great combination.
More mostly bad news in polls this AM for Clinton, whose chances are down to 63%. https://t.co/WLXtJodIzD pic.twitter.com/ptYAT144mC
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) September 15, 2016
September 11, 2016 was, as Damian Thompson says, the day the conspiracy theorists were proved correct, for once. Conspiracies about Hillary’s health were popular not just because the Clintons have consistently been dishonest throughout their career. It’s also because the American media has become far more partisan, and major publications and news channels have seemed to drop all pretence of impartiality in this election. As a result, trust in the media has fallen significantly in recent years. General
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