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Cyrano

(15,041 posts)
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 01:35 PM Nov 2023

Here's why Trump is ahead of Joe Biden in the polls. [View all]

Because Trump voters can't grasp that they're sticking their necks in a noose and they'll back "Dear Leader" forever.

And we Democrats are busy fighting each other.

Republican politicians stick by him because they're afraid of losing their jobs if they oppose him.

Republican Corporations and investors are only interested in the tax breaks he'll deliver.

Average Republican Americans who vote for him are either uninformed, brainwashed, or just plain brain dead.

So Trump's voters are living in either fear, greed, or some variation of "The Matrix."

And we Democrats have decided to fuck ourselves and our freedoms by not standing together against the Trumpism threat.

We can't convince or change the human self-destructiveness and chaos that is the Republican Party. But we can decide to drop our differences and come together to defeat the threat to democracy presented by our Domestic Enemies.

So here's reality as stated by Benjamin Franklin: "We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."

If we win the presidency, the House and the Senate next year, we'll be safe for a while. After all, American fascists aren't going away and we'll have to fight them again. And again. We must be as dedicated to our freedoms as they are to destroying them.

If we lose, our freedoms are gone, our Constitution will be a meaningless piece of paper, and America will be over.

So fuck what the polls say. We Democrats must all unite and slay this deadly dragon.

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The polls are reicht wing fantasy. It's pure propaganda. Bullshit mountain. onecaliberal Nov 2023 #1
Nonetheless, propaganda must be fought. Constantly. Cyrano Nov 2023 #3
There is and has been a propaganda war going on for years. hadEnuf Nov 2023 #49
exactly... agingdem Nov 2023 #4
Oligarchy psyops orangecrush Nov 2023 #20
Polls did not say it would be a red wave. former9thward Nov 2023 #29
The Gerrymandering of the NY maps played a big role. AOC has said had it not been for that, the Dems PortTack Nov 2023 #36
Well the issue I was replying to was polls. former9thward Nov 2023 #38
lots of polls are panned the night of the election MadameButterfly Nov 2023 #92
RCP and 538 both had a written narrative analysis lees1975 Nov 2023 #95
MSM used favorable polls for Repukes FHRRK Nov 2023 #104
You are confusing the polls with the narrative surrounding them Zeitghost Nov 2023 #93
I don't trust any poll done by telephone. Since I got my first iPhone about 10 years ago, NCjack Nov 2023 #34
Why do Democratic campaigns pay for polls? former9thward Nov 2023 #39
And how many of those 'campaign polls' are published by the MSM bedwetters ? DemocraticPatriot Nov 2023 #66
The same organizations do them. former9thward Nov 2023 #96
Oh FFS ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 #94
+++ agree. I'll start paying attention to this polling BS (..maybe..) when general election starts next summer. n/t iluvtennis Nov 2023 #41
it's how the polls are conducted azureblue Nov 2023 #75
Overconfidence and complacency are risky. wnylib Nov 2023 #79
I hope you're wrong PBateman70 Nov 2023 #2
I think that might have been from Will Rogers bif Nov 2023 #10
Mayhap so PBateman70 Nov 2023 #23
That one wasn't from him, but Will Rogers had a few quotes about the Dems Axelrods_Typewriter Nov 2023 #30
Al Sharpton? OKIsItJustMe Nov 2023 #28
I think that very appropriate quote... GiqueCee Nov 2023 #46
One third of those polled did not vote in the last election, so they are not likely voters. Bev54 Nov 2023 #5
But the polls show edhopper Nov 2023 #6
The polls show Trump is pulling in about the same support he won in 2020. MyNameIsJonas Nov 2023 #59
Okay edhopper Nov 2023 #61
I mean, these people voted for him in 2020 despite everything he did. MyNameIsJonas Nov 2023 #65
but his voters have not changed in numbers.. agingdem Nov 2023 #83
3rd parties azureblue Nov 2023 #76
I'll say it forever Charging Triceratops Nov 2023 #7
I'm with you there. zanana1 Nov 2023 #12
Why does the Democratic party use contributors money to pay for these polls? former9thward Nov 2023 #31
to gauge areas of swing states that flip the electoral Captain Zero Nov 2023 #53
Yes, I agree 100%. former9thward Nov 2023 #54
The real polls, Farmer-Rick Nov 2023 #71
I guess you can SAY anything you want. stopdiggin Nov 2023 #105
News media covers it like it's just another GOP versus Dem. presidential election Walleye Nov 2023 #8
Just means WE ALL have to make sure we VOTE calimary Nov 2023 #9
Just how are we fighting each other? zanana1 Nov 2023 #11
Take a look at ANY thread about Israel or Palestinians. nt Wednesdays Nov 2023 #15
Disagreement on I/P doesn't translate to not supporting Biden. yardwork Nov 2023 #18
Biden's favorability among Dems dropped 11 points womanofthehills Nov 2023 #33
Any party with a sitting prez that doesn't nominate him Captain Zero Nov 2023 #55
That would be against the terms of service Army Brat Nov 2023 #78
There are plenty of people threatening to withhold their votes Zeitghost Nov 2023 #97
Well, I don't think most American voters agree with Tlaib. yardwork Nov 2023 #100
Perhaps not here on DU BaronChocula Nov 2023 #32
Trump isn't ahead at all budkin Nov 2023 #13
It's beyond depressing that there is even a remote possibility that Sky Jewels Nov 2023 #14
It was already beyond depressing that he had a chance to be reelected in 2020. ShazzieB Nov 2023 #45
I had the same feeling. I felt like I'd woken up in a dystopian nightmare. Sky Jewels Nov 2023 #98
President Obama was predicted to be a one-term POTUS at this time in 2011 LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2023 #16
That was before the "47%" comment in mid-September 2012. C Moon Nov 2023 #24
Trumpism and wokeism are the same thing. gulliver Nov 2023 #17
cool story bro Blues Heron Nov 2023 #77
Get the word out sabrams Nov 2023 #19
According to the latest NYT/Siena poll, responders cited trusting Trump more on the Lonestarblue Nov 2023 #21
The best foreign policy is no foreign policy in the right wing view Shermann Nov 2023 #25
They're back to this again, huh? padah513 Nov 2023 #22
"I guess all those special election wins don't count." LenaBaby61 Nov 2023 #44
I think it's simple Nasruddin Nov 2023 #26
Illinois and some other states moniss Nov 2023 #42
Re: Illinois and some other states Nasruddin Nov 2023 #50
That was the essence of Pence's campaign Shermann Nov 2023 #43
Not the general election Nasruddin Nov 2023 #51
Inflation is it. sleroy49 Nov 2023 #73
Psyops is right DoBW Nov 2023 #27
The media consistently looks to report moniss Nov 2023 #35
Trump has been promising to solve all the worlds The_Casual_Observer Nov 2023 #37
This fear mongering doesn't do us any good, and I don't think it's accurate, the %s being reported. SWBTATTReg Nov 2023 #40
Non voters (the ones who should be voting for Dems) are a large problem too, aided by RW voter suppression Celerity Nov 2023 #47
It's simpler than that. WarGamer Nov 2023 #48
It would be nice if this is true Nasruddin Nov 2023 #52
We saw there are fence-sitters, tho. MyNameIsJonas Nov 2023 #60
Those aren't fence sitters. WarGamer Nov 2023 #62
They absolutely are fence-sitters lol MyNameIsJonas Nov 2023 #64
From your keyboard to God's eyes (NT) Pototan Nov 2023 #56
This bdamomma Nov 2023 #57
It's just like trying to predict the winner.. JayDem Nov 2023 #58
You know the last two elections were decided by a small number of voters in a few states? IbogaProject Nov 2023 #63
Reality check: its not about Democrats or Republicans... brooklynite Nov 2023 #67
Before freaking out, read this analysis of the NYT "polls" AverageOldGuy Nov 2023 #68
Thanks for posting!! ALBliberal Nov 2023 #72
I can't vouch for any of this . . . AverageOldGuy Nov 2023 #69
Biased MSM will never allow Democrats to be the dominant party bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #70
Trump is not ahead of Joe Biden. Magoo48 Nov 2023 #74
How can you say the polls are down because Democrats are fighting each other, doc03 Nov 2023 #80
Very well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2023 #81
Agree. It's the difference between "any" and "every". CincyDem Nov 2023 #82
Lets face it, in some ways Biden is like Trump; he only inspires his true believers Chainfire Nov 2023 #84
Isn't that "*because of* what the polls say, we Democrats must all unite and slay this deadly dragon"? muriel_volestrangler Nov 2023 #85
I constantly get calls for opinions etc. Historic NY Nov 2023 #86
You left the racism off the list n/t hibbing Nov 2023 #87
I do not agree with most that you say in your post... Ferrets are Cool Nov 2023 #88
"And we Democrats are busy fighting each other." Lanius Nov 2023 #89
We can't afford to lose next year's presidential and congressional elections. Cyrano Nov 2023 #91
Active Measures mkassowitz Nov 2023 #90
I don't think this is the reason. qwlauren35 Nov 2023 #99
For Unity!! ☮ walkingman Nov 2023 #101
We may fight among our selves, most families do, but we will know what to do on election day. Chainfire Nov 2023 #102
No way it should be even close media won't Tribetime Nov 2023 #103
Real IAmReynaldo Nov 2023 #106
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