They're not "uninspired," that's a horse shit online narrative. They're getting smoked by propaganda across all platforms, and the GOP is throwing tons of money at local races with their made up culture war BS. The media has done a huge disservice not covering this.
Because the media is an important part of the propaganda machine.
If there's one thing my profs did, was drill into my head digital and media literacy, & that was the early '00s. They had us watching all networks, & reading every newspaper across the country to write papers about biases, & how to spot them. Also why I can't watch the news with the hubs. I yell😂
Yeah, the whole concept of ethical, unbiased journalism has been totally corrupted. It's now all "infotainment" and pushing narratives to shape and control public opinion.
The panel "discussions" have ruined them. It's just shouting matches of bullshit. I remember when E.D. Hill got smoked on Fox for her "terrorist fist jab" comment with the Obamas. That wouldn't even make the damn news at this point, and would be a meme on FB, like "Hell yeah, racism!"
And real journalism is hard work. Getting attention for your hot takes is not, and can be highly lucrative.