Based on what?

The Washington Post participates in the maintenance of Republican talking points. Imagine if venture capitalists decided to invest in nothing because they lost money in one incubator effort. What the article doesn't explain is that multiple different efforts were funded through this Obama program, including Tesla. But the partisan narrative maintained here will only point out a failure, highlight that, and maintain that message. The Washington Post does a disservice in this lazy attempt at balance.

Mr. Hankey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Hankey,_the_Christmas_Poo

The Mr. Hankey character was based on an idea Trey Parker's father created when he was toilet-training Trey as a child. Parker said he refused to flush the toilet as a child, so his father told him if he did not flush down his stool, which he called "Mr. Hankey", it would come to life and kill him.

"It may seem counterintuitive that the human brain is so susceptible to the opinions of others that it is willing to disregard its own visual inputs, but viewed from a statistical perspective, this biological capitulation makes perfect sense." – Gregory Berns in the book "Iconoclast"

Ask not for whom the bell tolls...

Perhaps we should start with those states whose population pays less in Federal taxes than they receive in Federal dollars?

I would only say - FU NYT - you can find what you want out there. Finding people who thought this was a sprint and have burned out does not mean you have found "the Resistance" Why print your demoralizing headline?

Dear BBC - your huge banner coverage of this random belief of the moment by this known fraudster is seriously irresponsible. Who cares what he says today? We know that he would say the exact opposite tomorrow if he thought it benefited him.