Analysis: The Fake News Media is “betting the ranch” on the worst Elec...

4y ago May 23, 2022 at 3:21 PM

The Fake News Media is “betting the ranch” on the worst Election Integrity Governor in the Country, Brian Kemp of Georgia, who handed the Dems two Senate seats and a big win in the State’s Presidential race. “True the Vote” (2000 Mules) rated him “ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE.” The LameStream Media won’t even talk about all of the many wins WE have had, including Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and MANY more. My Endorsement numbers, as they know, are unprecedented. Kemp can’t win in General E!

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-19. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Uncertain

Intensity

65%

This post represents a preemptive narcissistic defense against the anticipated Georgia primary loss of Trump-backed David Perdue to incumbent Brian Kemp (the primary was the following day, May 24). The psychological structure is notable: Trump must devalue the impending loss before it occurs to protect his self-concept as an omnipotent political kingmaker. Key defense mechanisms include splitting (Kemp worst/Trump unprecedented), denial (omitting recent Cawthorn loss while listing wins), and distortion (blaming Kemp for Georgia Senate losses substantially caused by Trump's own post-election behavior). The citation of "2000 Mules" as legitimate authority reveals epistemic closure within a self-referential information ecosystem. Most strikingly, Trump lists North Carolina as a win state just days after his endorsed candidate Madison Cawthorn lost there—suggesting either deliberate reality curation or genuine cognitive filtering where inconvenient facts simply do not register. The predictive curse "Kemp can't win in General E!" is a hedged rhetorical device: it costs nothing if wrong and provides vindication if right. Kemp would in fact win the general election by 7.5 points, one of the strongest GOP performances of 2022. The post exemplifies the narcissistic need to maintain an infallible self-narrative even when objective evidence contradicts it.

Authorship Analysis

Uncertain

Indicators:

Emotional intensity and ALL CAPS emphasis
Run-on sentence structure
Exclamation-heavy punctuation
Truncated ending 'General E!'
Business hours posting (11:21 AM ET)

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Preemptive Attack — Defeat (Anticipated Kemp primary victory)

Rage: Intensity 60% targeting Brian Kemp, media

Proportionality

30%

Sentiment

-0.65

Mildly Hypomanic

Rapid topic shiftsGrandiose self-assessment of endorsement record

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

30%

Paranoid

40%

Sadism

20%

Defense Mechanisms:

splittingdenialdistortionprojection

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

45%

Cognitive Markers:

tangentiality

Parasocial Techniques:

Framing shared victories ('WE have had')Creating in-group identity around endorsement record

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Blames Kemp for Senate losses that were substantially driven by Trump's own post-election conduct
Lists North Carolina as a win despite Cawthorn's loss days earlier

Reality Distortions:

Attributing Georgia Senate losses solely to Kemp
Citing debunked 2000 Mules as legitimate authority
Claiming NC as endorsement win while Cawthorn just lost there

Fact Checks (4)

"Kemp handed Dems two Senate seats"

Half True

Democrats won both GA Senate runoffs in Jan 2021, but this was driven by multiple factors including Trump's own post-election behavior depressing GOP turnout, not Kemp's actions alone.

"True the Vote rated Kemp 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE'"

Unverifiable

True the Vote is associated with 2000 Mules claims; specific rating of Kemp in these terms is not independently verifiable from general knowledge.

"Endorsement numbers are unprecedented"

Mostly True

Trump did endorse at historically high volume for a former president, though his win rate was mixed, and the claim ignores notable losses.

"Kemp can't win in General E"

False

Kemp won the 2022 general election decisively, defeating Stacey Abrams by 7.5 points.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Post ts_108351931706129809

Context

This post was made on May 23, 2022, days before the Georgia GOP gubernatorial primary (May 24), where Trump-endorsed David Perdue was polling far behind incumbent Brian Kemp. Trump is preemptively framing an expected loss.

Authorship

Posted at 15:21 UTC = 11:21 AM ET. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago or New York. Business hours, but the emotional intensity, run-on structure, and exclamation-laden finale ("Kemp can't win in General E!") suggest authentic Trump composition, possibly lightly formatted by staff.

Psychological Dynamics

The post is a textbook preemptive devaluation of an anticipated narcissistic injury. With Kemp poised to win the primary decisively despite Trump's opposition, Trump must reframe the loss before it occurs. The core defense is splitting: Kemp is "the worst," while Trump's other endorsements are "unprecedented." The selective enumeration of wins while ignoring losses (Cawthorn just lost days earlier) represents denial and distortion.

The claim "Kemp can't win in General E!" is a predictive curse—if Kemp wins the general, Trump can ignore it; if he loses, Trump claims vindication. This is a no-lose rhetorical setup.

Rhetorical Notes

"Fake News Media is 'betting the ranch'" frames media coverage of Kemp's likely win as reckless gambling rather than reporting. The invocation of "True the Vote" and "2000 Mules" (Dinesh D'Souza's debunked election fraud film) anchors the attack in the 2020 election grievance ecosystem. The truncated "General E!" is notable—possibly a character limit issue or impulsive cutoff.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Kemp handed Dems two Senate seats"	Half True	Democrats won both GA Senate runoffs in Jan 2021, but this was driven by multiple factors including Trump's own post-election behavior depressing GOP turnout, not Kemp's actions alone.
"True the Vote rated Kemp 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE'"	Unverifiable	True the Vote is associated with 2000 Mules claims; specific rating of Kemp in these terms is not independently verifiable from general knowledge.
"Endorsement numbers are unprecedented"	Mostly True	Trump did endorse at historically high volume for a former president, though his win rate was mixed, and the claim ignores notable losses.
"Kemp can't win in General E"	False	Kemp won the 2022 general election decisively, defeating Stacey Abrams by 7.5 points.

Overall Veracity: 45%