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heaven05

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37. like I've said

Reply to still_one (Reply #34)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 04:58 PM

Jun 2018

the people who voted for trump and who are digging in deeper in their approval of the buffoonish clown now potus, are the very same type people who, in the old south, drove by an AA lynch victim with a chuckle, grim determination in knowing black people "should know their place" or those that got pissed they missed the lynching.

Amerikan whites will never relinquish their racism based in part on white privilege and entitlement they would lose with true racial equality and racial justice. NEVER. So.....here we are.

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Sigh. CNN just had Trump's approval now up to 45%. [View all] OliverQ Jun 2018 OP

They always cite the large number of Republicans who support him, but never mention Vinca Jun 2018 #1

A poll came out a day or two ago that showed.. padfun Jun 2018 #2

Huh, wonder where that was. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #3

There were 2 polls last week BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #5

I think the first was Gallup, not CNN--see my other post in this thread and the link. spooky3 Jun 2018 #9

He should be at 12% & sinking. CrispyQ Jun 2018 #13

Well, he's not. BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #14

Visceral understanding of how Hitler gained power thbobby Jun 2018 #4

That! onecaliberal Jun 2018 #32

Guys--look at 538 rather than individual polls. They do a good job of spooky3 Jun 2018 #6

I do not believe the polls. shockey80 Jun 2018 #7

I'm with you. n/t kacekwl Jun 2018 #30

The question I have is, what percentage of poll respondents identify as Republicans? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #8

That's a big reason why his approval rating among republican voters is so high. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #11

Good Point. nt Trek4Truth Jun 2018 #17

The talking heads never mention that when redstateblues Jun 2018 #21

WHERE DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #10

This likely reflects mostly the high point of his approval due to the NK summit karynnj Jun 2018 #12

My thought also. We can hope Tom Rinaldo Jun 2018 #19

If they will buy into that obvious horseshit... lame54 Jun 2018 #25

I heard last night MuseRider Jun 2018 #15

Honestly the way I feel today....I'm ready for the civil war. Trek4Truth Jun 2018 #16

me too. padfun Jun 2018 #20

It's the economy. People don't care about anything else. Oneironaut Jun 2018 #18

The simplest explanation -- there are a lot of ignorant, hateful white wing bigots in this country. Hoyt Jun 2018 #22

We need to accept the fact that wellst0nev0ter Jun 2018 #23

How are these polls conducted? By land line? smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #24

No credible polling firm conducts its polls solely by landline nowadays. bearsfootball516 Jun 2018 #26

Usually, CNN'S polling polls more folks on the right ... LenaBaby61 Jun 2018 #33

Wasn't that around the time of his meeting with Kim? RandySF Jun 2018 #27

Funny he didn't do bdamomma Jun 2018 #28

Meh. Let him think he is well above 50%. He would self destruct Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #29

I am looking at the CNN poll Yonnie3 Jun 2018 #31

I said it about a week ago, a good segment of the American population is racist. Some do not still_one Jun 2018 #34

like I've said heaven05 Jun 2018 #37

Fivethirtyeight has had him at 42 for a couple of weeks Thekaspervote Jun 2018 #35

I think a small percentage of people are afraid to say anything bad about Drumpf. rzemanfl Jun 2018 #36