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haele

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7. There's a certain percentage of "citizens" who view life as a Reality TV show/Cage Match.
Fri May 12, 2017, 02:26 PM
May 2017

They're the ones who go "whoot, whoot, whoa - didja see that twist coming?" whenever Drumpf seems to get away with something outrageously thoughtless.
They're disengaged from a larger real world, and don't care what happens to anything outside of their echo-chamber fortress of comfort. Nothing is real to them other than the day to day experience. So yeah, they're going to be happy Drumpf is pulling one over on those shrill liberals who are apparently threatening to drag them out of their snow globes and participate in reality.

'Cause they're Amurican, damn it, and while their Boss-Man can tell them what to do and force them to kiss his Ass for a paycheck, "You" sure as hell aren't going to tell them what's best for them; they'll put a boot up anyone other than the Boss's ass for apparently trying.

Haele

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Gallup is a rightwing pollster. That crew has always been in love w/the likes of MADem May 2017 #1
I never knew that about Gallup. I always thought they were neutral. Thanks! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #5
You couldn't more incorrect titaniumsalute May 2017 #18
George Gallup was a die hard rightie. His legacy follows suit. MADem May 2017 #23
Thanks titaniumsalute May 2017 #25
I'm not the only one who notices that they "oversample" Republicans MADem May 2017 #32
Again this isn't correct titaniumsalute May 2017 #33
Look, all I know is that they're WRONG. MADem May 2017 #34
OK. Maybe try learning something instead... titaniumsalute May 2017 #35
Here maybe this will help... titaniumsalute May 2017 #36
They didn't do any better! nt MADem May 2017 #39
By this simplistic reasoning, most polling organizations mythology May 2017 #37
His people like the drama, the "crazy". Ilsa May 2017 #2
It's Gallup underpants May 2017 #3
Polls are essentially BS on BOTH sides... Lord_at_War May 2017 #10
An overall poll asking approve/disapprove must be done at random titaniumsalute May 2017 #19
Reality shows do well. The more drama the better. Solly Mack May 2017 #4
The Яussians have found a back door. lpbk2713 May 2017 #6
There's a certain percentage of "citizens" who view life as a Reality TV show/Cage Match. haele May 2017 #7
Yeah, really, really sad. PearliePoo2 May 2017 #11
this needs to be an OP. with all the over analysis it really does come down to this JI7 May 2017 #28
He's still underwater at 41-54% @ Gallup Hawaii Hiker May 2017 #8
tracking polls are prone to big swings and spikes. geek tragedy May 2017 #9
Please no BS comments about Gallup slanting the data. Bucky May 2017 #12
Absolutely titaniumsalute May 2017 #20
You mean like they didn't slant it in 2012? MADem May 2017 #24
Cambridge Analytica / Mercer manipulating people? BSdetect May 2017 #13
From 38 to 41 within margin of error? Tiggeroshii May 2017 #14
Not buying it. smirkymonkey May 2017 #15
He fired the guy who 'let Hillary Clinton off'. He'll get a bump for that. Feathery Scout May 2017 #16
Oh I thought you meant he was at 53% Dr. Jack May 2017 #17
They were given a false narrative by Fox News Goodheart May 2017 #21
Gallup.. nt SoCalDem May 2017 #22
The link belies the headline- 39/56. It changed again. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #26
Gallup has been one of the least Trump-friendly polls. Margin of error means it fluctuates. Doodley May 2017 #27
38% may be where he bottoms out. Orsino May 2017 #29
What's the margin of error? wryter2000 May 2017 #30
A) Gallup leans right and B) "Margin of error is 3 +/- percentage points"... WePurrsevere May 2017 #31
That's the same as the margin of error mythology May 2017 #38
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