I doubt they even believe what they say.
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They don’t.
Remember that for activists, what you publish is about influence, not about truth.
They are fighting a losing battle, but they are going to fight it valiantly.
I’ve been seeing a transition happen in the last year. Independents and low information people actually dislike Biden now. This is a new phenomenon. It took a few years, but the media lost control of the narrative and Biden’s trips, slips, and blunders have made it past past the propaganda wall.
It’s just like when they publish polls. They are never meant to inform. They are meant to influence.
These articles are design the mitigate the negative perception problem that Biden has.
You can almost hear them right now in their meeting rooms at Newsweek or MSNBC. “Well, it’s presidents day, folks. How can we use this to help Biden?” “Oh I know, let’s rank all the Presidents and put Biden at the top”
I put this at about the same value as 6 year old girls ranking their favorite colors.. Oh look! Red came in third!