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Quixote1818

(31,158 posts) Wed Jan 6, 2021, 02:16 AM Jan 2021

538: It seems, the more heavily a county backed Trump in the November general election, the more its

runoff turnout tended to drop relative the general.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/georgia-senate-election-results/#300505

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538: It seems, the more heavily a county backed Trump in the November general election, the more its (Original Post) Quixote1818 Jan 2021 OP

Trump poisoned the well MaryMagdaline Jan 2021 #1

After my (very few) conversations with Trump supporters, I'm not surprised.... marmar Jan 2021 #2

I suppose in some perverse way PatSeg Jan 2021 #3

The tRump brand in a nutshell Blue Owl Jan 2021 #4

it was all grift, his voters didn't know they were the mark RANDYWILDMAN Jan 2021 #5

So the Republicans suppressed their own vote. NYC Liberal Jan 2021 #6

ETTD. tanyev Jan 2021 #7

MaryMagdaline

(7,968 posts)

1. Trump poisoned the well

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 02:17 AM

Jan 2021

marmar

(80,071 posts)

2. After my (very few) conversations with Trump supporters, I'm not surprised....

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 02:18 AM

Jan 2021

...... most of them disliked the Republican and Democratic parties, they just loved Trump. It really is cultish.

PatSeg

(53,550 posts)

3. I suppose in some perverse way

Reply to marmar (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 02:20 AM

Jan 2021

Trump served a purpose. He has successfully killed the republican party.

Blue Owl

(59,626 posts)

4. The tRump brand in a nutshell

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 02:26 AM

Jan 2021

All flash, no substance

RANDYWILDMAN

(3,179 posts)

5. it was all grift, his voters didn't know they were the mark

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 02:30 AM

Jan 2021

NYC Liberal

(20,453 posts)

6. So the Republicans suppressed their own vote.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 02:34 AM

Jan 2021

tanyev

(49,682 posts)

7. ETTD.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 10:14 AM

Jan 2021

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