CNN data guru tears apart MAGA's 'dumbest conspiracy theory' surrounding LA election
alternet.org
When hard data debunks a political conspiracy theory, believers rarely update their views — and this LA election row is a textbook case of motivated reasoning in action.
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- CNN analyst Harry Enten called Republican claims of vote-stealing in the LA election the 'dumbest conspiracy theory' he'd ever heard.
- Despite clear data disproving fraud, Republicans persist in believing Democrats are stealing votes from candidate Pratt — a classic motivated reasoning loop.
- The episode illustrates how tribal political identity drives people to reject expert analysis and cling to narratives that confirm their side's grievances.