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Moostache

(9,895 posts)
14. That is a low estimate...IMO.
Tue Mar 3, 2020, 05:30 PM
Mar 2020

38-40% are what I consider to be hard core Trumpers - a mishmash of Birthers, Tea Party Racists, zealot Republicans and conservatives more interested in their personal wealth and taxes than anything else in the world...

But there are also 10-15% of the population who are neither right nor left, neither alive or dead...the great "centrist / undecided" voters...and these people tend to be the ones living off of information from social media or 'gut feelings' like who they would rather have a beer with instead of nuanced policy positions or geopolitical views. These people are just as fact free as the rest...

And I have to be honest, there are a good number of people on the left who also tend to be fact-free. This grouping is a far smaller one, but even if its 2-5% of Democrats, it pushes the numbers of fact-free voters into the majority of the country with ease. And the media is all too happy to play to the lowest common denominator crowd regardless.

So many people are utterly fact-free or confused easily because it is actual WORK to remain informed and aware of issues and consequences of policy beyond the 12 second sound bites and 12 minute talking head shouting matches that masquerade as journalism on the TV box...

Nothing like *evidence* being released AFTER a trial!1 UTUSN Mar 2020 #1
idk... to me, releasing it in the year of an election seems okay renate Mar 2020 #16
Also in the middle of Super Tuesday PatSeg Mar 2020 #35
I'm going to pull out a few tweets starting with this one about Rick Gates. MelissaB Mar 2020 #2
Gates, Nadar, and those small donations & Manafort and Pence MelissaB Mar 2020 #3
Chris Christie got shanked because he was handing out Ambassadorships early MelissaB Mar 2020 #4
GATES USED WHATSAPP TO SEND TRUMP POLLING DATA TO RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE MelissaB Mar 2020 #5
That polling date was used to guide Mike Pence's appearances. MelissaB Mar 2020 #6
Wonder if any of this will link to the Spectrum/Alfa Bank data dumps going thru Trump org servers... Roland99 Mar 2020 #12
Yes, I've wondered about that for a LONG time..... groundloop Mar 2020 #28
I'm not going to post any more because it will make this thread hard to read, but know there is MelissaB Mar 2020 #8
Recommended, and thank you. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #7
You're welcome! MelissaB Mar 2020 #9
That is a low estimate...IMO. Moostache Mar 2020 #14
I respect that argument. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #19
The exit polls in last hour are full of voters deciding who to vote for in the last few days. empedocles Mar 2020 #33
I think, and hope, that DU readers and writers recognize that we do follow guillaumeb Mar 2020 #36
Kick and recommend superpatriotman Mar 2020 #10
Kick & recommended. William769 Mar 2020 #11
How will this change anything? merrifield Mar 2020 #13
Mueller did not blow it, he simply accepted the fact that he was a stooge and went quietly. Moostache Mar 2020 #15
Mueller built a strong base of evidence that continues to be used extensively. empedocles Mar 2020 #32
Thank you for this post. Got this bookmarked to start reading the details. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #17
Threadreader link? hurple Mar 2020 #18
He was still building the thread when I posted it. MelissaB Mar 2020 #22
I believe this is the link you're looking for: MelissaB Mar 2020 #24
Highly recommended democrank Mar 2020 #20
Where is the link to the report Perseus Mar 2020 #21
I think this is the link you're looking for. MelissaB Mar 2020 #26
Anybody have a direct link to the documents? SansACause Mar 2020 #23
Here MelissaB Mar 2020 #27
Thank you. SansACause Mar 2020 #31
K & R for truth n/t malaise Mar 2020 #25
Holy moley - thanks (nt) klook Mar 2020 #29
Recommend lunatica Mar 2020 #30
Thank you empedocles Mar 2020 #34
"Project A" code for secure Trump-Moscow comlink. Kid Berwyn Mar 2020 #37
Thanks MelissaB spanone Mar 2020 #38
Unfortunately most Americans will not hear any of this I'm afraid. triron Mar 2020 #39
Kick burrowowl Mar 2020 #40
I look forward to getting all the way through this most recent release liberalla Mar 2020 #41
knr triron Mar 2020 #42
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