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Fumesucker

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15. This subject was beaten like a deceased equine quadruped on DU2.

Reply to UrbScotty (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 05:11 PM

Dec 2011

Even liberals who disagree strongly with Obama are not going to voice that disagreement on a poll because they know that it will be counted as disagreeing with Obama from the right and not from the left as they actually do.

I'm reminded of an old Arabic saying: "Me against my brother, me and my brother against my cousin, me my brother and my cousin against the stranger.".

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Obama now at 84% approval among liberal Democrats [View all] UrbScotty Dec 2011 OP

what the hell's with the link?!! bigtree Dec 2011 #1

Haha, same exact thought. joshcryer Dec 2011 #2

I'll be curious if that number moves at all... vi5 Dec 2011 #3

It'll raise it to 90%. nt raouldukelives Dec 2011 #11

i think there is 84 people trapped in a room somewhere taking the same poll each week........... piratefish08 Dec 2011 #4

now there are TWO. hobbit709 Dec 2011 #5

Really? Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #6

lol. Thank you. pintobean Dec 2011 #7

Liberal is 72% Liberal Democrat is 84% boston bean Dec 2011 #8

I believe the term liberal is being misapplied somewhere along the way ... T S Justly Dec 2011 #9

clearly frylock Dec 2011 #10

Those who agree with Fauxbama are the most likely to identify themselves as "lib/dems" and think of Erose999 Dec 2011 #12

This data was also aggregated between 12/5 and 12/11. A week before NDAA. Erose999 Dec 2011 #13

No it won't... The definition of liberal has changed... SomethingFishy Dec 2011 #14

This subject was beaten like a deceased equine quadruped on DU2. Fumesucker Dec 2011 #15