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View Poll Results: Do you believe that Trump supporters are a silent majority?
Yes, Trump's true approval rating is well over 50% and he'll be re-elected in a landslide 44 22.92%
No, the official polls are more or less accurate and Trump does not represent the majority 148 77.08%
Voters: 192. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 09-06-2018, 02:57 PM
 
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Trump only won the election because he was *NOT HILLARY*, not because everyone thought he was an amazing guy.

The President is just a figurehead of a much bigger movement. More important that looking so intently at the Oompa-Loompa with luxurious locks is to ask: "are the majority of Americans Individualists (right) or Collectivists (left)?
Except Trumpism is a collectivist movement. At it's core is the idea that as Americans we have a shared race, religion, culture, and ideology and deviation from the norm is to not be tolerated. I really wish we would see a true individualist/libertarian movement in this country that really means it when they say they are for small government.
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Old 09-06-2018, 02:58 PM
 
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Trump only won the election because he was *NOT HILLARY*, not because everyone thought he was an amazing guy.

The President is just a figurehead of a much bigger movement. More important that looking so intently at the Oompa-Loompa with luxurious locks is to ask: "are the majority of Americans Individualists (right) or Collectivists (left)?

But what about the GOP nomination?


The GOP proved that they aren't smarter than a 5th grader by even nominating him.
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Old 09-06-2018, 02:59 PM
 
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Statistics said Hillary would win, so that goes to show how accurate they are.
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Old 09-06-2018, 03:00 PM
 
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look again, the reason trump did not win the popular vote is because california went heavily for clinton. trump was leading the popular vote until california weighed in.
Lol, think again, if you removed California and Texas, he loses again. You can't just try to build a case by removing the most populous blue state without removing the most populous red state. How would you even think that could possibly be a legitimate argument? the margin of victory for Trump in Texas was like 8 or 9% too, so that even takes away disproportionally more hillary votes away and he still would lose the popular vote.
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Old 09-06-2018, 03:01 PM
 
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Nope. There's roughly 30% on the left and the right that will always be there no matter what.

The rest are in the middle. trumps drama is exhausting. Politicians (this includes trump) only have so much political capital. He's expended his far too quickly. People over look the occasional controversy. Weekly or daily controversy will end careers.
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Old 09-06-2018, 03:01 PM
 
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Your poll questions are not mutually exclusive.


Big fail on that.
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Old 09-06-2018, 03:01 PM
 
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Because every day in almost every thread we read about how Trump supporters are the "silent majority" and people who don't support him are living in their own bubbles and are controlled by a leftist media.
Do you believe everything you read and not trust what common sense dictates?
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Old 09-06-2018, 03:03 PM
 
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No, not at all. Many can't stand him and some are in the middle ground where it's shifting the most.
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Old 09-06-2018, 03:03 PM
 
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Because every day in almost every thread we read about how Trump supporters are the "silent majority" and people who don't support him are living in their own bubbles and are controlled by a leftist media.

Self deception by definition can't be perceived.



But here's a tip. If you believe the MSM without question, you are probably in one of those bubbles.
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Old 09-06-2018, 03:03 PM
 
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Except Trumpism is a collectivist movement. At it's core is the idea that as Americans we have a shared race, religion, culture, and ideology and deviation from the norm is to not be tolerated. I really wish we would see a true individualist/libertarian movement in this country that really means it when they say they are for small government.
Odd, myself and every other Trump voter I know don't adhere to your definition of 'Trumpism' - it's almost like it's totally made up based on your own projections and inability to find healing from TDS
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