Do you live in an American city? Have you ever stopped to think that you are only getting information from an intermediary? Many people have come to understand disinformation can take the form of omission. So while everything you read might hold truth, you are definitely not reading everything that is true.
There is actually a fairly large, Republican minority in my city. They will not hold public events here because they will be disrupted by the progressive population. If you drove down the streets, you would look at the signs and think the entire city supports Harris/Walz. In reality, you cannot visibly support Trump and other Republicans or your house will be egged, TP'd or whatever. There's enough of my like-minded neighbors who understand this and we discuss this matter in private.
There is also the problem of city services being suspended to businesses that pro-actively support Republicans. This has a long and well-known tradition in U.S. cities. The urban press is no longer interested in covering this.
The reality is that in a Democratic city Republicans must conduct themselves politically in a different manner than elsewhere. I will tell you I don't even live in Seattle, Portland or San Francisco where progressive intimidation would be more omnipresent and aggressive. Do we have to mention that Seattle and Portland had open progressive rebellions that lasted weeks (not hours)?
I firmly believe the political division in the U.S. is greatly amplified by 10-15% on either the far left or far right. Now of you're trying to sell newspapers or improve ratings are you going to focus on the pragmatic and non-aggressive people in the middle.
Protesters and supporters of Donald J. Trump confronted each other, screaming and shoving, at a campaign event Friday that was called off over security concerns.
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