How sad for you! You find a statement of fact “catty.” You had a chance to respond with your evidence that “droves of people” are turning to Hunter. You didn’t. And the polls show him lower than ever in the polls. If stating facts is “catty,” then FR is full of cattiness—not including you, of course.
Paperdoll is a seminar writer. Prone to the glittering generality and an enthusiastic disdain for facts that don’t fit her template. Gotta be a “lurker”.