Morning Jolt: Inside the Midterms, No BS

On the menu today: A reminder about all of the excellent midterm-election coverage you're missing if you're not subscribing to NRPlus; CNN reports that the White House is "panicking" about the price of gasoline and potential price hikes in the near future; Florida governor Ron DeSantis gets some red-hot new polling numbers; and why authors don't mind if the feedback on their work isn't always 100 percent positive.

First, Why You Need NR Plus . . .

Yes, this ties into this week's subscription drive, where NRPlus is 60 percent off the regular price. . . .

Do you ever get the feeling that some news organizations are trying to serve you more red meat than you need?

By "red meat," I mean news and analysis that is what you want to hear, that generates a brief dopamine rush of unexpectedly good news for your side or unexpectedly bad news for the other side, and that may be just speculative or wish-casting.

For example, a few days ago the New York Post offered what seemed like a huge scoop ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 05 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 05 2022 Inside the Midterms, No BS On the menu today: A reminder about all of the excellent midterm-election coverage you're missing if you're not subscribing to NRPlus; CNN reports that the White House is "panicking" about the price of gasoline and potential price hikes in the near future; Florida governor Ron DeSantis gets some red-hot new polling numbers; and why authors don't mind if the feedback on their work isn't always 100 percent positive. First, Why You Need NR Plus . . . Yes, this ties into this week's subscription drive, where NRPlus is 60 percent off the regular price. . . . Do you ever get the feeling that some news organizations are trying to serve you more red meat than you need? By "red meat," I mean news and analysis that is what you want to hear, that generates a brief dopamine rush of unexpectedly good news for your side or unexpectedly bad news for the other side, and that may be just speculative or wish-casting. For example, a few days ago the New York Post offered what seemed like a huge scoop ...   READ MORE

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