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11. That's a very low estimate.

Fri Jun 5, 2020, 01:36 AM

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Biden Says About '10 to 15 Percent' of Americans Are 'Not Very Good People' (NYT) [View all] dalton99a Jun 2020 OP

+1 He's right. n/t Laelth Jun 2020 #1

He's too generous. DavidDvorkin Jun 2020 #2

Or...maybe not. Mister Ed Jun 2020 #22

I hope you're right DavidDvorkin Jun 2020 #23

He low balled it. BlueLucy Jun 2020 #3

You have that right. rusty quoin Jun 2020 #5

Try 40%. Joe.....but I get the calculus. nt OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2020 #4

I agree. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #9

It's probably more than that based on my comradebillyboy Jun 2020 #6

Like a basket of deplorable. Swede Jun 2020 #7

At the very least. shanti Jun 2020 #13

Biden knows I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2020 #8

is that his version of "deplorables"? Skittles Jun 2020 #10

Lol. NT ecstatic Jun 2020 #14

I don't think that's what he meant. Lock him up. Jun 2020 #17

I dunno. You ever see "The Last Kingdom"? Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2020 #25

I heard there was something rotten there too.... OnDoutside Jun 2020 #28

That's a very low estimate. GusFring Jun 2020 #11

That's the good news. Turbineguy Jun 2020 #12

Yes, there's good and bad people everywhere. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #15

Is this going to be a thing? RandySF Jun 2020 #16

Just another way of saying deplorables Tripper11 Jun 2020 #18

There are more republicans than that. TeamPooka Jun 2020 #19

Even deplorables can be nice for 15 minutes... pbmus Jun 2020 #20

His estimation was very generous. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #21

I'd put the number at 33% - the hardcore Trumpers. Vinca Jun 2020 #24

100 million shitty people??? Lets hope not. jmg257 Jun 2020 #26

So true... but considering how well "deplorables" worked out Takket Jun 2020 #27