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10. Two reasons

Fri Jan 24, 2020, 09:46 PM

Jan 2020

1. The economy isn't terrible. We can argue who should get credit for it. whether it's really as good as Trump claims, and we can point out that segments are being left behind, but for most people, right now, it isn't terrible.

2. Trump and the GOP have mastered appealing to visceral, emotional issues that energize the base. Guns, abortion, immigration, etc. Democrats do it too on their own set of issues but they aren't as good at it as Republicans and the Democratic base isn't as monolithic as the Republican base.

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I don't understand, me being progressive as they come, why he's getting popular? [View all] NewsCenter28 Jan 2020 OP

Red Don's numbers would be in the mid 30s high 20s without FAUK News, they float him 10 - 20 points uponit7771 Jan 2020 #1

Propaganda elleng Jan 2020 #2

Again this time next year there will a Democratic President rockfordfile Jan 2020 #3

44% approval rating is popular? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 #4

It's the economy DavidDvorkin Jan 2020 #5

Which falsely claimed as his when it is still the Obama economy liberal N proud Jan 2020 #6

Yes, but the incumbent always gets the credit or the blame DavidDvorkin Jan 2020 #7

50% want him removed so not a good try there. Kingofalldems Jan 2020 #8

Tribalism - the following can't be exact because Clinton was not a danger to the US and Trump is karynnj Jan 2020 #9

Two reasons Ex Lurker Jan 2020 #10