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CrispyQ

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6. Because right-wing hate radio has demonized the left/dems so consistently for 40+ years

Reply to FalloutShelter (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 15, 2022, 02:16 PM

Jul 2022

without any challenge or pushback from our side, that there are now generations of people who believe no matter how bad the GOP candidate is, the democratic (socialist) candidate is worse.

Also the defunding of public education.

"As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing." ~Karl Rove

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GA poll: Warnock up by 3, Kemp up by 7 [View all] Polybius Jul 2022 OP

How in the Kentucky Fried F*#* FalloutShelter Jul 2022 #1

Indeed! Solomon Jul 2022 #2

I Can Answer That Question ChoppinBroccoli Jul 2022 #5

What do you mean by "education"? former9thward Jul 2022 #19

Reagan Cut Funding For Education At All Levels ChoppinBroccoli Jul 2022 #20

Because right-wing hate radio has demonized the left/dems so consistently for 40+ years CrispyQ Jul 2022 #6

Because Walker is a GA icon budkin Jul 2022 #8

Guys, it is a shitty poll that uses landlines...an AARP poll that oversamples Republicans. Demsrule86 Jul 2022 #12

Fabrizio is an R pollster, but iirc, has Deminpenn Jul 2022 #3

+3? Tell me we're not fucked as a country. mobeau69 Jul 2022 #4

Not a huge surprise, unfortunately. bearsfootball516 Jul 2022 #7

To be fair, Warnock is up against a complete moron and proven liar Polybius Jul 2022 #9

First of all, it uses landlines. Secondly if you look at the numbers it oversamples GOP types and Demsrule86 Jul 2022 #10

It's pretty close to my prediction Polybius Jul 2022 #14

I can not predict this race because there are two many unknowns...what effect will Demsrule86 Jul 2022 #15

People always say this but usually the only time Democrats JI7 Jul 2022 #16

I may be naive 867-5309. Jul 2022 #11

I do too Polybius Jul 2022 #13

Where are all the people that want new young leadership ? JI7 Jul 2022 #17

Kemp is 10 years older than her, I thought he was older than 58 Polybius Jul 2022 #18