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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I think it's a combination of people who feel disenfranchised with the system, conspiracy theorists obsessed with the Clintons, the anyone but Clinton crowd, and the people who aren't taking things seriously yet more than anything else, but I've observed some people whose politics are nearly diametrically opposed to Trump's saying similar things.
Stupidity is an infectious disease.
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |Personally? I'd just say to ignore the poll. We know nothing about how it was conducted, the 20% crossover figure is only 6% of the opposite crossover (eg Republicans who'd vote for Hillary if Trump was the nominee), and they don't comment on how it'd interact with independents.
It's somewhat worrisome, but until we get confirmation from other polls, I wouldn't panic.
And if it is Southern Democrats, then as far as the presidency goes, they aren't going to make any difference.
That said, if a large chunk of them live in Ohio, Florida, and other true swing states...
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |Like Scott Adams said, everybody is stupid sometimes. Even the smartest guy on the entire planet can occasionally pull a boner that makes him look like a total moron.
So don't think of racism as being such an all-or-nothing scenario, either. Even the worst racist in the world isn't thinking racist thoughts every second of every minute of every day, 24/7/365.
Please note that I'm not defending racism in any way, shape or form. I'm just saying that such a trait does not define a person overall, and being like that in one particular aspect of life doesn't automatically carry over into everything else that you do. So a candidate who happens to be a racist might, for instance, turn out to be a very good sewer commissioner, or treasurer, or what-have-you.
Trump is racist, but that's just one of his many faults. He's also arrogant, elitist, egotistical, dishonest, ignorant, boorish... well, you get the idea.
edited 10th Jan '16 10:56:27 AM by pwiegle
This Space Intentionally Left Blank.Trump has a 60% disapproval rating, you don't win the White House in a two way race with those numbers. Unless Bernie Sanders loses the primary and randomly decides to run as a third party candidate and electorally suicide bomb the country, Trump is cooked. And since Bernie has indicated that he isn't a lunatic, that isn't happening.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.Woman raped by five men in New York City park, police say
A case like this could be big trouble for De Blasio. Wasn't their a case like this in the 90's when they convicted the wrong guy?
You're probably thinking of the infamous Central Park jogger
case, where five different men were all convicted as having gangraped and assaulted the woman (very nearly killing her) in '89, only for the real culprit to come forward in 2002, confess, and have DNA evidence prove that he really did it.
edited 10th Jan '16 12:12:18 PM by TheWanderer
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |Sanders seems to be doing better than Clinton, apparently
.
It's so partisan of me, but I'd be happy if just either Clinton or Sanders win.
Trump is insane and Carson is shady, and I don't know anybody else.
As always, I blame the Internet.
edited 10th Jan '16 1:18:14 PM by Keybreak
You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay

20% of democrats ready to defect from Hillary to Trump.
edited 9th Jan '16 2:32:53 PM by MadSkillz