The Dunning-Kruger Effect is the life-blood of conservatives. It sustains them.
DeathSentence will not even know he looks like a fucking idiot when Newsom wrecks him. And conservatives will also not recognize the idiocy. They will genuinely believe the conservative won.
Conservatism is a plague of idiocy, oppression and death. It always has been.
You forgot to mention lies.
Because he is used to being shielded from tough questions and allowed to bully the people who ask questions in his state. He thought it would be just another Tuesday debating Newsom.
He’s tempted by power, which helps justify his blindness and arrogance. Basically, his greed and ego are telling him what he wants to hear, and since he believes he’s the right man to lead the country, any thoughts that encourage him must be right, too. Therefore, questioning or doubting oneself must be wrong.
Plus, he’s shown that he has a natural disdain and lack of respect for people, so he constantly underestimates others.
