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Whiskeytide

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31. I suspect the Meatball Ron and Ramadamadingdong votes will ...

Reply to Edwcraig (Original post)

Tue Jan 16, 2024, 10:54 AM

Jan 2024

… easily transfer to Тяцмp. The NikKiknack votes less so - maybe 50% (that’s where the Never-Тяцмpers are coalescing).

That could mean approx 87% of Rs can still be expected to vote to end democracy in November.

It’s a small sample and it’s Iowa - so it’s hard to take anything really meaningful from it - but that sounds about right, and is a troubling scenario. We really need to GOTFV!

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Let This Sink In [View all] Edwcraig Jan 2024 OP

You forgot to mention Tickle Jan 2024 #1

IKR? padah513 Jan 2024 #8

You forgot malaise Jan 2024 #2

Fraudster PJMcK Jan 2024 #21

Oh yes malaise Jan 2024 #23

It should also be noted that 50% of the Iowa republicans in the caucus did not vote for trump. JohnSJ Jan 2024 #3

An important point. dalton99a Jan 2024 #5

I'm dying to see a breakdown of "other"... Hugin Jan 2024 #19

This reminds me of my friend voting in the early 70's. Hope22 Jan 2024 #22

110,298 votes cast. 2naSalit Jan 2024 #25

56,000. Silent Type Jan 2024 #27

Thanks, fixed it. 2naSalit Jan 2024 #29

If only DeSantis had more time & money to reach those final 23,420 Iowan voters, he would have gotten zero votes. FSogol Jan 2024 #26

Right... 2naSalit Jan 2024 #32

The Republican game of pissing off the libs Emile Jan 2024 #4

was /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #9

Thanks, that's what I meant to say. Emile Jan 2024 #24

Somewhere, Warren G. Harding is laughing his ass off. no_hypocrisy Jan 2024 #6

The Electoral College. czarjak Jan 2024 #7

Unless a third party causes no candidate to get more than half the electoral votes. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2024 #20

Let the overall numbers of Iowa sink in, and you'll see that 51% of the 110,298 who voted ancianita Jan 2024 #10

There are more people in Chicago than in Iowa. gab13by13 Jan 2024 #11

And that is the overall problem Tree Lady Jan 2024 #15

Not More, But Comparable ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #17

I saw a news reporter on TV asking a white, young-ish guy standing in line to caucus why he supported Trump. He replied: LaMouffette Jan 2024 #12

They are zombies I tell ya. 2naSalit Jan 2024 #30

It is mind-blowing but over 50 percent of MOMFUDSKI Jan 2024 #13

We need to stop being surprised when most Republicans repeatedly say they want a president who is a sop Jan 2024 #14

He got 50,000 - 60,000 votes in a state of 3 million Sympthsical Jan 2024 #16

It's Iowa JI7 Jan 2024 #18

Forget it Jake, it's Iowa NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #28

I suspect the Meatball Ron and Ramadamadingdong votes will ... Whiskeytide Jan 2024 #31

And this is going to go on in state after state GuppyGal Jan 2024 #33

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