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(47,485 posts)
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 11:58 PM Oct 2018

Are the migrants in the caravan being manipulated?

Earlier on the news - don't remember whether was on ABC or PBS - one of the marchers was interviewed, saying that Trump could not understand their situations.

Except, that marching right now can send many voters to support the Republicans. His approval rating has been the highest since the elections.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/22/nbc-wsj-poll/1726244002/

President Trump's approval rating hits new high as Democratic lead shrinks in tight races, poll says

Also

Trump's approval rating rises as midterms loom

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/10/22/16-days-to-midterms-new-florida-polls.cnn

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Are the migrants in the caravan being manipulated? (Original Post) question everything Oct 2018 OP
Please, dont believe or post repug talking points. The media is hyping a horserace election. brush Oct 2018 #1
No. They are traveling in a large group for safety. SunSeeker Oct 2018 #2
OMG, a rational post about the migrants. onenote Oct 2018 #3
"Henny Penny says that Ducky Lucky says the sky is fallng down" ... marble falls Oct 2018 #4

brush

(53,784 posts)
1. Please, dont believe or post repug talking points. The media is hyping a horserace election.
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 12:19 AM
Oct 2018

We don't have to fall for it. It's meant to discourage us.

Get out and vote with friends and family and encourage every Democrate you know to do the same.

Fu_k trump's so called poll bumb. Voting will be his crooked, complicit in murder, traitor ass.

SunSeeker

(51,559 posts)
2. No. They are traveling in a large group for safety.
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 12:29 AM
Oct 2018

Migrants are very vulnerable to criminals or exploitation when traveling alone or in small groups. Migrants know there is strength and safety in numbers.

It is now late October, the weather is starting to cool, making crossing desert regions less dangerous. The timing has nothing to do with the midterms. They are fleeing hell, and doing it in the most survivable way possible under the circumstances.

marble falls

(57,097 posts)
4. "Henny Penny says that Ducky Lucky says the sky is fallng down" ...
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 02:16 AM
Oct 2018

Lets drop this wild, foundation-less wee-ing and keep our minds on the election.

There are no minds to be changed here in either direction. What will make the difference is a Democratic turnout in an off year election. This has not a fucking thing to do with Presidential politics - this is about local, state and Congressional elections.

We all need to pay attention and ignore the meaningless crap.

Like Barrack Obama say's "Obama Mocks Trump for Constantly 'Making Stuff Up': 'I Believe in a Fact-Based Reality'"

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-mocks-trump-for-constantly-making-stuff-up-i-believe-in-a-fact-based-reality/

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