population is the target of disinformation campaigns that sometimes sway votes than it is to think, as you suggested, that the entire state is stupid.

One, I made a joke. Two, I don't think the entire state is stupid given I'm literally a resident of the state in question. Three, no, pretending it's all big bad disinformation's fault that they almost voted a pedo into office is incredibly disingenuous.

I think you come off as depressingly sanctimonious in how much you denigrate people from this state--no, we aren't helpless victims of propaganda. There's a level of agency here. There's also absolutely a lot of suspension of disbelief going on. I really, really think you need to get out more. Worse, you think you're in the right by effectively claiming the people who almost voted in a pedo aren't responsible for their actions because some rando on the TV claimed he wasn't a pedo.