If memory serves, something Alexander Pope said about human nature...
...bears on the problem of getting through to people. There is a natural tendency to want to resist changing fixed opinions. What did Pope say? A short little thing comes to mind: "Men must be taught as if you taught them not, unknown things proposed as things forgot." Or as the Austin Powers character said in one of those flicks: "Everybody likes their own brand." Whether it is flatulence or opinions, people do seem to be that way. Try to change minds is a thankless task, and often an exercise in futility.
The media is going at it full bore trying to get people to give up on Trump. But the harder they try, the more fixed the opinions become. It would seem that the media and the Democrats have lost all their credibility trying to turn people against Trump. If they haven't done it by now, they might want to reconsider. The possibility of error might be their own.
So the links above point in the direction of why the latest attempts are unlikely to succeed. The first goes along the lines that have been repeated often here, and the second shows some examples of the futility of the other side.
Eveybody seems to be beating a dead horse, but a big decision is coming up, and those with a stake in the outcome are going all out. In the end, it may not make much difference. The difference may lie in the place you're not looking.
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