Propaganda is a powerful tool and people are always looking for the dark lining in a silver cloud. People also like to have convenient excuses for their own personal failings.
The constant MSM repetition is a classic brainwashing technique and if one is not conscious of it, it can be very effective.
Yep. The media effectively talked down the economy which was every bit as good as the marvelous Clinton economy that the media just loved to rave about.