gaffelighting
Making voters believe a babbling idiot is just a little bit confused, not a total disaster
They said the candidate was just forgetful. He forgot his own name and started crying about a toaster.
My brother thought the governor was just tired. He was yelling about how the moon was watching him.
They told the people the senator was just a bit slow. He said 2+2=5 and then tried to eat a lamp.
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