There's been a number of studies - I know Paul Krugman quoted several in his column - that mentioned people reporting their economic situation was good but they believed the economy was bad for others. I've also seen numerous claims that in past elections the actual economic situation was quite influential. I've not seen anything addressing what was different this time to distort views. It's not like Fox hasn't been hard at work for years. There are those surveys since this election showing the effects of Fox warping viewers. I'm guessing some of those folks are going to have to lean heavily into cognitive dissonance when what Trump actually does proves wildly at odds with what they were expecting. "Those damn Ds should not have made Rs slap 20% tariffs onto imports!" comes to mind.
There's been a number of studies - I know Paul Krugman quoted several in his column - that mentioned people reporting their economic situation was good but they believed the economy was bad for others. I've also seen numerous claims that in past elections the actual economic situation was quite influential. I've not seen anything addressing what was different this time to distort views. It's not like Fox hasn't been hard at work for years. There are those surveys since this election showing the effects of Fox warping viewers. I'm guessing some of those folks are going to have to lean heavily into cognitive dissonance when what Trump actually does proves wildly at odds with what they were expecting. "Those damn Ds should not have made Rs slap 20% tariffs onto imports!" comes to mind.