the elite class and the media work in concert, and I don't feel like the independent/other side is winning simply for existing in reasonable numbers. I feel like the mainstream media, combined with the herd effect of social media and its outrage buttons, are depressingly effective at fooling a lot of the people a lot of the time.

A massive number of people believe that the Georgia elections bill was massively one sided and restrictive to voting rights - a bill that literally requires there to be no more than one hour lines (which will reduce from 3+) and mandated minimum numbers of voting machines to make sure people had access.

A massive number of people have no sense that Russiagate and election lies are two sides of same coin, they believe the MSM on both.

Either way you vote you're piling in with people who believe a lot of falsehoods. It's all very depressing.