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Old 01-12-2018, 07:08 PM
 
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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That was 3 months before the election. In the 2 weeks before the election Trump was ahead in the polls, which turned out to be VERY ACCURATE as Trump won the state by 5 percentage points, which is almost exactly the same percentage as the RealClearPolitics average of 4.8%.

So you see, polls can actually be accurate!

 
Old 01-13-2018, 11:44 AM
 
Location: NE Mississippi
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I wouldn’t be so cavalier if I were you. Can you find an example of any president ever winning re-election with such poor approval?.....
Trump is not running until 2020. (And may not run then)
Neither is Senator David Perdue.
Neither is Senator Johnny Isakson.
None of the four (D) US Representatives are threatened, but some of the TEN (R) representatives might be.
So put your pom-poms away.

Being a Democrat is about seizing power; being a Republican is about solving problems.
 
Old 01-13-2018, 11:53 AM
 
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These polls are useless so early out. They are only used to fund raise by the Dems. "We can do it! We can get rid of Trump! SEND MONEY NOW!" Hey, maybe they should edit their pitch to "You have extra money to send us because of your new tax cut!"
 
Old 01-13-2018, 07:42 PM
 
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Trump is not running until 2020. (And may not run then)
Neither is Senator David Perdue.
Neither is Senator Johnny Isakson.
None of the four (D) US Representatives are threatened, but some of the TEN (R) representatives might be.
So put your pom-poms away.

Being a Democrat is about seizing power; being a Republican is about solving problems.
Really? And, what problems have been solved by republicans in the last, what is it now - 7 years?
 
Old 01-14-2018, 10:50 AM
 
Location: Seattle, WA
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I wouldn’t be so cavalier if I were you. Can you find an example of any president ever winning re-election with such poor approval?

And we’ve seen that sometimes candidates can be so terrible, and so unacceptable to the majority of voters, that essentially anyone could in fact beat them.
George Bush. And He only has poor approval of those polled, which is probably 80% Liberal.
 
Old 01-14-2018, 10:59 AM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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I wouldn’t be so cavalier if I were you. Can you find an example of any president ever winning re-election with such poor approval?

And we’ve seen that sometimes candidates can be so terrible, and so unacceptable to the majority of voters, that essentially anyone could in fact beat them.
The one thing people are forgetting or choosing not to remember is: most of these polls are based more on personal dislike or likability and not really on performance. When it comes to going to a person's pulling place and actually marking a ballot let us hope people do not vote based on someone's personality but on their achievements.
 
Old 01-14-2018, 11:09 AM
 
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Finds Trump is currently -22% in traditionally red Georgia. (37% approval/59% disapproval).

AJC poll finds steep decline Trump's approval rating in Georgia
The AJC poll also stated shortly before the election that Jon Ossoff was leading by 7 points over republican Karen Handle. Jon Ossof was handily beaten.
 
Old 01-14-2018, 11:04 PM
 
Location: 89434
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I wouldn’t be so cavalier if I were you. Can you find an example of any president ever winning re-election with such poor approval?
George W Bush and Obama won re-election despite being unpopular at the time.
 
Old 01-14-2018, 11:32 PM
 
Location: Pine Grove,AL
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George Bush. And He only has poor approval of those polled, which is probably 80% Liberal.
George Bush's approval rating was 53% on the day he was re elected.
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