In an article about Musk in the New York Times earlier this month, the authors noted that in one poll by a Democratic organization in February, Elon Musk had significantly stronger name recognition than Vice President J. D. Vance.
Reflect on that.
J.D. Vance is a hamburger away from becoming president of the United States, yet Elon Musk had a higher name recognition. That means there are Americans out there who don’t know who J.D. Vance is. I think J.D. Vance is a little creep, but my goodness, the guy is the Vice President. Who would not know that? This shows just how ignorant, how unconnected, some Americans are.
Do you think they are bothered by a Palestinian activist getting deported for peacefully demonstrating? They don’t know what Palestine is. To quote Jack Reacher (it’s a paraphrase), these are people who couldn’t find their anus if you gave them a stick with a mirror attached to the end.
Info for this post was taken in part from Jess Bidgood and Lisa Lerer, “While Some in G.O.P. Are Unnerved by Musk, Democrats See Opening,” New York Times, (March 11, 2025) p. A15.
Much more than a little bit creepy
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