Tara Setmayer

“The voters have become hip to this game,”

Tara Setmayer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Setmayer said voters have become familiar with disinformation tactics and are less susceptible to cheap attacks.

“There are too many other negative things going on in everyday American lives, so I don’t think these types of cheap attacks are going to resonate at this point.”

Tara Setmayer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Setmayer said everyday negative concerns in American lives outweigh the resonance of cheap political attacks.

“They’re actually reporting it in a way with the healthy amount of scepticism that it deserves, so it’s dismissed off the top whereas in the past it was so novel.”

Tara Setmayer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Setmayer said the media is now dismissing wild claims off the top with appropriate skepticism, unlike in the past.

“The difference between this election cycle and past election cycles is that, because it seems like we’ve been here before and we know how batshit crazy Maga can be, that mainstream media isn’t platforming the crazy as often,”

Tara Setmayer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Setmayer said mainstream media is now reporting Maga claims with skepticism rather than platforming them as in past cycles.

“At this point now it feels like Donald Trump and Maga’s greatest hits: we’re really in the fat Elvis period of the Maga election campaign tactics and it’s obvious to everyone. The absurdity is finally breaking through even with some Republican voters, evidenced by how terrible Donald Trump’s numbers are and Republicans writ large.”

Tara Setmayer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Setmayer likened current Maga tactics to a 'fat Elvis period,' saying the absurdity is breaking through even with some Republican voters.

“The f—–g Trump curse strikes again,”

Tara Setmayer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-24

Setmayer wrote about Dart's season-ending knee injury on X.