Sean Trende on Groupthink, Polling, and Election Historical Precedence




The Federalist Radio Hour show

Summary: Sean Trende, senior elections analyst at Real Clear Politics, joined Ben Domenech in discussing the groupthink of Twitter pundits, the potential evolution of the Republican Party, and the lack of historical analogues for Americans to compare this election to. With each passing month it becomes increasingly difficult to filter out the news from the noise coming from both cable news and social media. Were all in an echo chamber, Trende said. In the past Ive relied upon having a balanced Twitter feed to figure out whats true and whats not and they just doesnt exist anymore. Many Republicans fear their party is going to enter an extended period of time in the wilderness. I dont think history supports this idea of a long-standing permanent majority, Trende. Theres a good chance that what going on is a portion of the Tea Partys frustration directed at senators and congressmen was being directly at the presidential race. andnbsp;