Voters pick the second-worst to stop the worst
Pennsylvania voters are choosing Democrats not because they trust them, but to stop Trump.
The story
Voters in Pennsylvania express distrust of both major parties but are voting for Democrats to counter Trump's policies, despite not trusting Democrats either.
Source: www.foxnews.com
Our reading
Voters in Pennsylvania are casting ballots for Democrats not because they believe in the party’s policies, but because they believe Trump is worse. It’s like ordering a salad because the alternative is a raw steak.
The logic is that if Trump is the worst, then the second-worst must be better. But this assumes that the second-worst is actually better, which is a leap of faith in a system that has already failed them.
So, the next time someone says they’re voting for the lesser of two evils, remember: the evil is still evil, and the lesser is just less evil.
