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Quixote1818

(31,155 posts) Fri Oct 30, 2020, 11:14 PM Oct 2020

There Just Isn't Good Evidence That 'Shy' Trump Voters Exist l FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast

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There Just Isn't Good Evidence That 'Shy' Trump Voters Exist l FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast (Original Post) Quixote1818 Oct 2020 OP

Everyone of them I know DUgosh Oct 2020 #1

I never believed such creatures existed in any significant number. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #2

You would have to pay me a lot of money to say I support Trump in a poll Quixote1818 Oct 2020 #3

My brother-in-law is a hard core Republican. patphil Oct 2020 #4

DUgosh

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1. Everyone of them I know

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2020, 11:16 PM

Oct 2020

Are loud and obnoxious

The Velveteen Ocelot

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2. I never believed such creatures existed in any significant number.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2020, 11:24 PM

Oct 2020

They are almost without exception loud, obnoxious, in-your-face, and often threatening. Shy, my fat pink ass.

Quixote1818

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3. You would have to pay me a lot of money to say I support Trump in a poll

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 30, 2020, 11:43 PM

Oct 2020

It would feel extremely fucked up. I imagine Trump voters would have just as much if not more difficulty saying they are for Biden if they actually hate Biden.

patphil

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4. My brother-in-law is a hard core Republican.

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Sat Oct 31, 2020, 12:15 AM

Oct 2020

Ironically my sister is a strong liberal Democrat.
When I talked to her the other day, she said that Doug wasn't going to vote for Trump because of the way he mishandled the Covid pandemic.
But he couldn't bring himself to vote for Biden.
It's a safe, Sue Collins type of, choice since they live in New York State which is going to be a big Biden win regardless of his vote.
But, I think there is a pretty good chance he isn't alone in this decision not to vote for Trump.

I think the shyness is in a lot of Republicans being unable to seal the deal and go all the way to actually vote against Trump.
They'll do a stealth "vote" of no confidence by just not filling in the circle next to Trump's name on the ballot.
In public they're still hard core Republican, and their down ballot choices will show this.

I don't believe there will be this "shy" Republican surge for Trump on election day.
More of a "shy" Republican Trump dump.

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