analytical thinking abilites.

It may be the result of the politicians' attempt to dumb down the voters (they seem to have far exceeded their expectations).

The only news / talk shows that you hear on the radio is right-wing talking points.

Increasingly, I am not sure that it is an inability to appreciate or understand - but rather more of a lack of exposure to different points of view, that tend to reflect the diversity of what this nation is as a whole.

Maybe, there needs to be alternative points of view - that middle America - needs to be exposed too.

Maybe this won't change all of the views that reflect the Trump view - but I suspect exposure will result in some serious reconsiderations in quite a few; it is sometimes hard to consider different viewpoints when all you hear is one, followed by the echo chamber.

My thoughts.

for the other 44%. Good grief.

After all of the despicable things that Dolt 45 has said and done, how could even 1% (actually, the 1 per centers would always support Dotard) endorse this miserable wretch of a president?

standards seem like they are "with it" but when it comes to Dotard and his crew of deplorables, they are completely and admittedly checked out. They cite the stress and constant flow of horrific news coming out out DC as the reason and they have totally disengaged. I can't even have basic conversations about our current state of affairs because they know nothing. You are correct, this is beyond discouraging.

I didn't see the video - no time - but I wouldn't equate fitness with endorsement on the face of it.

If I say Juliusseizure is fit to run a company, that's an endorsement. I guess you are saying that some people might consider Trump qualified or capable of holding the office of president, but that there could still be other qualified individuals that they'd prefer to have in the White House?

That may be true, but if a person says Dolt 45 is fit to be president, that person is still endorsing him by merit, and there's no question he has demonstrated he is not fit at all to be president.