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DeminPennswoods

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22. The media is going to push the horse race narrative
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 08:40 AM
Feb 2020

all the way to November. Dems "in disarray" or "desparing" or "anxious" is what helps sell papers and get online clicks.

There are no individual state polls showing Trump gaining strength or other nonsense. His strongly disapprove numbers (to me a good measure of enthusiasm) are near 50%, at least 20 pts higher than his strongly approve (to me his base) numbers.

The article is based on one Gallup poll showing increased approval, but expect pundits to keep pushing that narrative.

Think about it, if a Dem president had these numbers, we'd all be saying "he's toast" in Nov.

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I don't like giving this any space in my head. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #1
Seems that way, huh? 2naSalit Feb 2020 #13
This is garbage. coti Feb 2020 #2
Yes exactly. bdamomma Feb 2020 #9
articles like this are silly Skittles Feb 2020 #3
Yes! 2naSalit Feb 2020 #14
The part that not everybody is cluing into seems to be that Jarqui Feb 2020 #4
We're winning this, and we're going to win in November. nt coti Feb 2020 #6
We have little choice but to play it that way Jarqui Feb 2020 #7
Then why is my anxiety turning into depression? RandySF Feb 2020 #10
You're failing to recognize our strengths. coti Feb 2020 #11
We have to do what we did in 08. Overwhelming turnout. ms liberty Feb 2020 #18
We did it in 2018, as well. GoCubsGo Feb 2020 #21
'You are Not going to silence our voice' pbmus Feb 2020 #5
We are not bdamomma Feb 2020 #8
No, no, and no Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #12
I Love How The Media Is Acting Like Trump DID Something To Survive Impeachment ChoppinBroccoli Feb 2020 #15
Absofrigginlutely. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #16
Powered by People MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #17
Same shit, different day. GoCubsGo Feb 2020 #19
The economy doesn't matter treestar Feb 2020 #20
Yep Andy823 Feb 2020 #23
The media is going to push the horse race narrative DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #22
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